waterfall

Anlam (İngilizce)

Noun

1. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
2. (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for waterfall model
4. (US, slang) The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
5. (colloquial, dated) A necktie.
6. (colloquial, dated) A chignon (hairstyle).
7. (colloquial, dated) A beard.
8. A kind of handstand with chin tucked and back arched.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
2. (transitive) To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
3. Synonym of recycle.

Kavramlar

şelale

çağlayan

çavlan

şelâle

Eş anlamlılar

cascade

cataract

falls

fall

spring

fountain

⛲

chute

drop

steep

falling out

linn

watercouse

mountain-torrent

head fall

free overfall

hydraulic drop

cadence

mountain torrent

collapse

destination

downfall

jump

leap

punch line

rapids

Çeviriler

Wasserfall

cascata

waterval

cascada

cascade

cascata

chute d’eau

cachoeira

καταρράκτης

catarata

cascada

chute

caída de agua

cataracte

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

Ortaçağ İngilizcesi öğesinden devralındı: waterfal

Eski İngilizce öğesinden devralındı: wæterġefeall

Batı Frizcesi ile aynı kökten türemiştir: wetterfal

Felemenkçe ile aynı kökten türemiştir: waterval

Almanca ile aynı kökten türemiştir: Wasserfall

İsveççe ile aynı kökten türemiştir: vattenfall

In summary

From Middle English waterfal, waterfalle, from Old English wæterġefeall (“waterfall”), equivalent to water + fall. Cognate with West Frisian wetterfal (“waterfall”), Dutch waterval (“waterfall”), German Wasserfall (“waterfall”), Swedish vattenfall (“waterfall”).

Cümleler

Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall in the state of Oregon .

Multnomah Falls, Oregon eyaletindeki en yüksek şelaledir.