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forcefall

forcefall noun: a waterfall or cascading torrent.

Noun

forcefall (plural forcefalls)

  1. (rare, literal or figurative) A waterfall or cascading torrent.
    • For down from His heights, marking the descent by "forcefalls" as a river marks declivities in its bed by cataracts, comes this supreme power; […]1924, Frederick Spencer Oliver, A Dweller on Two Planets, page 64
    • Tops of sweet birch snap strong and stiff like bones busting against bats or the sides of heads slapping concrete through the forcefall that takes a score more limbs before piercing top soil like carelessly falling arrows.1990, Gladys Goring Johnson, December, volume 33, page 82
    Synonyms:
    waterfall

Synonyms of forcefall

Forms of forcefall

pluralforcefalls

Origin of forcefall

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

Questions about forcefall

What does forcefall mean?
Forcefall means a waterfall or cascading torrent.
What part of speech is forcefall?
Forcefall is a noun.
What is the plural of forcefall?
The plural of forcefall is forcefalls.

Words near forcefall in the dictionary

  1. forced updates
  2. forced-birther
  3. forced-birthers
  4. forcedly
  5. forcedness
  6. forcefall
  7. forcefalls
  8. forcefed
  9. forcefeed
  10. forcefeeding
  11. forcefeeds

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