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cascade

/kæsˈkeɪd/

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What does cascade mean?

noun

  1. A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
  2. (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
  3. A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.
More meanings (30)

noun

  1. A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
  2. A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation).
  3. A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.
  4. A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next

verb

  1. To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
  2. To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
  3. To occur as a causal sequence.
  4. To pass (something) down through a chain or system in a flow or series of movements.
  5. (archaic, slang) To vomit.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Cascade-Chipita Park census-designated place, El Paso County, Colorado.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Valley County, Idaho.
  4. A city in Dubuque County and Jones County, Iowa.
  5. A township in Kent County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri.
  8. A town in Cascade County, Montana.
  9. An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
  10. An unincorporated community in the city of Berlin and town of Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire.
  11. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
  12. A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
  13. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
  14. A neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington.
  15. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
  16. A village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  17. A settlement in Hanover parish, Jamaica.
  18. An administrative district on Mahé, Seychelles.
  19. A locality near Burnt Pine, Norfolk Island.
  20. A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  21. A town in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia.
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While these gracious rains are searching the roots of the lowlands, corresponding snows are busy along the heights of the Cascade Mountains.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326
The J. B. L. Cascade is the most satisfactory and effective appliance for flushing the intestinal canal that has yet been invented.
Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) TyrrellThe Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without DrugsProject Gutenberg ebook #3453
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To these noises were added the monotonous ripple of the brook, which had its little cascade at every score or two yards of its course.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
The flashing cascade of his mane, the curving comet of his tail, invested him with housings more resplendent than gold and silver-beaters could have furnished him.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701