forcefall

English

Etymology

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

Noun

forcefall (plural forcefalls)

(rare, literally or figuratively) A waterfall or cascading torrent.
- 1924, Frederick Spencer Oliver, A Dweller on Two Planets, page 64:
  For down from His heights, marking the descent by "forcefalls" as a river marks declivities in its bed by cataracts, comes this supreme power; […]
- 1990, Gladys Goring Johnson, December, volume 33, page 82:
  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.

Synonyms

waterfall

单词	forcefall
释义	forcefall English Etymology From Middle English forsfal, from Old Norse forsfall* (“waterfall, torrent”), equivalent to force (“waterfall”) +‎ fall. Compare Icelandic fossfall (“waterfall, torrent”). Noun forcefall (plural forcefalls) (rare, literally or figuratively) A waterfall or cascading torrent. 1924, Frederick Spencer Oliver, A Dweller on Two Planets, page 64: For down from His heights, marking the descent by "forcefalls" as a river marks declivities in its bed by cataracts, comes this supreme power; […] 1990, Gladys Goring Johnson, December, volume 33, page 82: 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. Synonyms waterfall
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