| 单词 | reversing falls |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreversing falls reversing falls n. a tidal waterfall or rapid occurring in a sea inlet at a point where the channel is constricted by a rock formation, and over which the water flows in opposite directions at ebb and flood tides. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [noun] > rapids reversing falls1901 1901 Daily Iowa State Press 12 Sept. 7/3 A second later a roaring waterfall and cataract is pitching headlong into the harbor..such are the reversing falls of the St. John river. 1961 E. Wahl This Land iv. 271 This oddity of nature, called the Reversing Falls, has been a great tourist attraction for many years. 1992 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Oct. 44/3 Eleven metre tides cause a reversing falls—draining the lake at low tide and flooding it again when the tide is high. < as lemmas |
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