Cascade Meaning
/kæsˈkeɪd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
nounA stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
Sentence Examples
As this is a cascade with multiple layers, it shouldn't be surprising that it's slow.
Mary swishes off her scarf, and waves and waves of black hair cascade down.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the heavy rain, a beautiful ____ of water flowed down the rocky cliff.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The water began to ____ down the rocks, creating a beautiful view.
Word Origin & History
From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade."
— 1785, William Cowper, The Garden:
"The silver brook […] pours the white cascade."
— 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Spirit of Poetry:
"In the first week of May, Sharp began his summit push.
He scaled the North Col, an ice cascade riddled with gaping crevasses, and established a camp at about 25,920 feet, where tents often must be pitched at 45-degree angles. But when he awoke on the third morning, it was snowing and extremely windy, and Sharp decided to abandon the attempt."
— 2006 July 23, Allen G. Breed, Binaj Gurubacharya, “A Climber's Highest Ambition Twice, Briton David Sharp Attempted To Conquer the World's Tallest Mountain. Then He Made His Third Try.”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2016:
"Provision was made for this cascade of units when TfL [Transport for London] exercised an option in its order for Class 710s from Bombardier for an extra 6x5-car units and 3x4-car units: these would be used on the North London line and release '378s' for the East London line."
— 2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18:
"Don't you hate cascades? I hate cascades!"
— 1993, e.j.barker, “Disassociation”, in alt.slack (Usenet):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the heavy rain, a beautiful ____ of water flowed down the rocky cliff.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The water began to ____ down the rocks, creating a beautiful view.