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Etymology
water + fall

Pronunciation
italbrac|UK: IPA|/�w��t�f��l/, SAMPA|/"wO:t@fO:l/
italbrac|US: IPA|/�w�t��f�l/
audio|en-us-waterfall.ogg|Audio (US)

Image:Iceland Godafoss 1972.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Godafoss, Iceland

Noun
en-noun

1. A permanent flow of water over the edge of an erosion-resistant cliff.
2. rfv-sense figurative A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

#* A waterfall of mist from the open freezer.

Synonyms
(permanent flow of water over the edge a cliff): cascade, cataract, sault

Derived terms
waterfall model<!--computing term-->

Translations
trans-top|permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff
Croatian: t+|hr|vodopad|m
Czech: t+|cs|vodopád|m
Danish: t+|da|vandfald|n
Estonian: kosk, juga
Dutch: t+|nl|waterval|f
Finnish: t-|fi|vesiputous
French: t+|fr|cascade|f, chute d'eau f
German: Wasserfall m (common), Katarakt m
Hebrew: he-translation|�פ�|mapál m
Italian: t+|it|cascata|f
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Japanese: � (taki)
Norwegian: t+|no|foss|m
Persian: t+|fa|آبشار|trâbšâr'|scfa-Arab|xs=Persian
Polish: t+|pl|wodospad|m
Portuguese: cachoeira f, queda-d'água f
Russian: t+|ru|водопад|m|sc=Cyrl (vodopád)
Spanish: t-|es|catarata|f
Swedish: t-|sv|vattenfall|n
Welsh: rhaeadr, pistyll, sgwd
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trans-top|waterfall-like outpouring
Croatian: t+|hr|vodopad|m
Dutch: t+|nl|waterval|f
Finnish: t-|fi|hyöky
German: t+|de|Wasserfall|m
Hebrew: he-translation|�פ�|mapál m
Italian: t+|it|cascata|f
trans-mid
Japanese: � (taki)
Norwegian: t+|no|foss|m
Persian: fa-Arab|آبشار (âbšâr), fa-Arab|��را� (favarân')
Polish: wodospad m
Russian: t+|ru|водопад|m|sc=Cyrl (vodopád)
Welsh: rhaeadr, pistyll, sgwd
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ttbc|Bosnian: t-|bs|vodopad|m
ttbc|Chinese: �� (pùbù)
ttbc|Esperanto: akvofalo
ttbc|Ido: kaskado, aquofalo
ttbc|Indonesian: air terjun
ttbc|Malayalam: വ�ള�ള���ാ���� (veLLacchaattam)
ttbc|Maltese: nixxiegħa f
ttbc|Serbian:
:Cyrillic: t-|sr|водопад|m|sc=Cyrl
:Roman: t-|sr|vodopad|m
ttbc|Tamil: ந�ர�வ�ழ����ி (neerveelchi)
ttbc|Telugu: �లపాత� (jalapaataM)
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See also
smokefall

External links
WorldWaterfalls.com - Stock Waterfall Photographs, Waterfall Information, Waterfall Forum

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