English-Thai Dictionary

waterfall

N น้ำตก  cascade cataract falls nam-tok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WATERFALL

n.[water and fall. ] A fall or perpendicular descent of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract. But the word is generally used of the fall of a small river or rivulet. It is particularly used to express a cascade in a garden, or an artificial descent of water, designed as an ornament.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WATERFALL

WATERFALL Wa "ter *fall `, n.

 

1. A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.

 

2. (Hairdressing )

 

Defn: An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.

 

3. A certain kind of neck scarf. T. Hughes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

waterfall

wa ter fall |ˈwôtərˌfôl, ˈwä -ˈwɔdərˌfɔl ˈwɑdərˌfɔl | ▶noun a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.

 

Oxford Dictionary

waterfall

water |fall |ˈwɔːtəfɔːl | ▶noun a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

waterfall

waterfall noun a family of otters was frolicking in the waterfall: cascade, cataract, falls, chute.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

waterfall

waterfall noun cascade, cataract, shower, torrent, outpouring, white water, chute; falls, rapids; N. English force; Scottish archaic linn.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

waterfall

wa ter fall /wɔ́ːtə r fɔ̀ːl , ｟米 ｠wɑ́t -/〖water (水の )fall (落下 )〗名詞 C 1 滝 (→cascade , cataract , fall ).2 (女性の )後ろに垂らした髪型 .3 殺到 .