Yosemite Falls
- proper noun
- /joʊˈsɛmɪti fɔlz/
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Cascadas de Yosemite
- Looking at Yosemite Falls, one can also miss one of the other prominent cliffs of Yosemite Valley, Sentinel Rock (above).
- Lower Yosemite Falls
Examples
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We photographed the view of both Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls at the Yosemite Falls Vista trailhead, then continued about half a mile to the base of Lower Yosemite Falls.
Academic text (1994) -
It's on the south wall of the valley, opposite Yosemite Falls.
Blog text (29) -
Upper Yosemite Falls was not flowing, but enough melting snow collected in the basin below to provide a wispy flow of water to Lower Falls (320 feet).
Blog text (29) -
We photographed the view of both Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls at the Yosemite Falls Vista trailhead, then continued about half a mile to the base of Lower Yosemite Falls.
Academic text (1994) -
We photographed the view of both Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls at the Yosemite Falls Vista trailhead, then continued about half a mile to the base of Lower Yosemite Falls.
Academic text (1994) -
The sound of water crashing down made standing at the base of Yosemite Falls an unforgettable experience.
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Many visitors come to admire Yosemite Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in North America.
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During spring, Yosemite Falls flows with melting snow, creating a spectacular sight for tourists.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Yosemite' names the place and 'falls' denotes waterfalls, so a learner who knows both words can infer this refers to the waterfalls at Yosemite. Proper-name + geographic feature constructions are transparent and common cross-linguistically, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to B1 learners who recognise the place name.
Etymology
Yosemite Falls comes from a Native American word that one popular story says meant 'grizzly bear'. Because the valley was home to wild bears and roaring water, the name stuck and today Yosemite Falls refers to the park's tall, dramatic waterfall.
