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Falls may refer to: Places * Waterfalls or rapids * Falls, North Carolina, USA * Falls, West Virginia, USA Other uses * The ropes or wires, fed through Davit, davits, that are used to secure and lower a ship's Lifeboat (shipboard), lifeboats. * Falls (surname) * The sepals of the Iris (plant)#Flower, Iris flower * Falls in older adults See also

* Meteorite falls * Belfast Falls (other) ** Falls Road, Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland ** Belfast Falls (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) ** Belfast Falls (UK Parliament constituency) * Falls Festival * Blood Falls, an outflow of an iron oxide tainted plume of melting salty water occurring at the Taylor Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica * Falls Airport (other) * Falls City (other) * Falls Creek (other) * Falls River (other) * Falls Township (other) * The Falls (other) * Fall (other) * The Fall (other) * Falling (disambiguat ...
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Waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several ways, but the most common method of formation is that a river courses over a top layer of resistant bedrock before falling on to softer rock, which Erosion, erodes faster, leading to an increasingly high fall. Waterfalls have been studied for their impact on species living in and around them. Humans have had a distinct relationship with waterfalls for years, travelling to see them, exploring and naming them. They can present formidable barriers to navigation along rivers. Waterfalls are religious sites in many cultures. Since the 18th century they have received increased attention as tourist destinations, sources of hydropower, andparticularly since the mid-20th centuryas subjects of research. Definition and terminology A waterfall is gen ...
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