English Explanatory Dictionary

forcefall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A waterfall or cascading torrent.

Word forms

forcefall forcefalls

Etymology

From Middle English *forsfal, from Old Norse forsfall (“waterfall, torrent”), equivalent to force (“waterfall”) + fall. Compare Icelandic fossfall (“waterfall, torrent”).

Synonyms

waterfall
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