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waterfall

[waw-ter-fawl, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌfɔl, ˈwɒt ər- /


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The walk to the waterfall from a nearby parking lot would take 40 minutes each way, along undulating and uneven terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"We had heavy rain a couple of weeks after he did the job, and it ended up like a waterfall coming down the wall," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The bright and airy kitchen features a waterfall island, which offers additional seating.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The lake ends at 27-metre-high waterfall, which has now stopped flowing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

A couple of the places he’d lived in with his mom had had postage-stamp-sized backyards, but never one with a waterfall.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Months after her hip-replacement surgery, the pair set out for Iceland’s little-visited Westfjords—putting both travelers to the test against winding roads, thundering waterfalls and uneven hiking trails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park in California's Sierra Nevada mountains is internationally acclaimed for its spectacular granite cliffs, glaciers, waterfalls, sequoia trees and wildlife.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Each pool features a hot tub, and a 35-foot waterslide flows into one of six waterfalls.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

In the most commanding painting of this section, Jeong Seon’s “Clearing After Rain on Mt. Inwang” from 1751, roiling clusters of dark hills are split by hidden ravines and jutting waterfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

The restored golden eagle stood proudly behind the praetor’s table, and the walls were decorated with cornucopias—magical horns of plenty that spilled out recycling waterfalls of fruit, chocolate, and fresh-baked cookies.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan


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