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mistfall

mistfall noun: a waterfall that falls in the form of fine mist.

Noun

mistfall (plural mistfalls)

  1. (rare) A waterfall that falls in the form of fine mist.
    • The mistfall was heavier as the boat entered the domain of the great falls at Niagara.2007, Robert Sneider, The Falls II: In the Crossfire of Mist and Madness
    • Water started to come down from here and there on the high bank, streamlets big as a finger, mere dripdrops, mistfalls that evaporated halfway to the surface of the river – these can't be rainfed, not here – […]2017, Joanna Russ, We Who Are About To...

Forms of mistfall

pluralmistfalls

Origin of mistfall

From mist + fall.

Questions about mistfall

What does mistfall mean?
Mistfall means a waterfall that falls in the form of fine mist.
What part of speech is mistfall?
Mistfall is a noun.
What is the plural of mistfall?
The plural of mistfall is mistfalls.

Words near mistfall in the dictionary

  1. mistext
  2. mistexted
  3. mistexting
  4. mistexts
  5. mistextured
  6. mistfall
  7. mistfalls
  8. mistflies
  9. mistflower
  10. mistflowers
  11. mistfly

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