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Meaning of the word cascade in English

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cascade

US /kæsˈkeɪd/
UK /kæsˈkeɪd/

Noun

1.

a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.

Example:
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the waterfall raced down in a series of cascades
Synonym:
waterfallfallscataractrapidstorrentflooddelugeoutpouringwhite waterfountainshoweravalancheforcelinn
2.

a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on.

Example:
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the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect

Verb

1.

(of water) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities.

Example:
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water was cascading down the stairs
Synonym:
pourgushsurgespillstreamflowissuespurtjettumbledescendfalldropplungepitchoverflow
2.

arrange (a number of devices or objects) in a series or sequence.

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