waterfall

«waterfall» in Mova's school dictionary: a place where a river or stream flows over the edge of a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a waterfall, waterfalls)

meaning for a pupil

A waterfall is a place where a river or stream flows over the edge of a cliff or steep rock and falls down. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons pupils learn how waterfalls form: a river flows over hard rock onto softer rock, the soft rock wears away faster, and a step and a plunge pool form; the waterfall slowly moves back upstream. Famous waterfalls include Niagara Falls (Canada/USA), Victoria Falls, Angel Falls (the highest) and many in New Zealand and Australia. In science, falling water can make electricity. Safety: rocks near waterfalls are slippery; stay behind barriers. Phrases: «plunge pool», «the falls».

examples

• We walked to the waterfall in the forest. tree →
• Niagara Falls is on the border of Canada and the USA. tree →
• The waterfall roared as we got closer. tree →
• Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. tree →
• Rocks near a waterfall are slippery. tree →
• The water crashes into a plunge pool. tree →
• A rainbow appeared in the waterfall's spray. tree →
• They lay in wait at the waterfalls up which I leaped like a silver flash. tree →

note

Plural: waterfalls. One word. Names often use «Falls» (plural) for one waterfall: «Niagara Falls is…». Small waterfalls are «cascades».

In the corpora

• Brown bears, including grizzlies, catch salmon at waterfalls in autumn to build up fat before winter.
• Where it pours over a band of hard rock lying on soft rock, the soft rock wears back faster and a waterfall forms.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «waterfall» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.