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fall line
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fall line
n.
1. A line connecting the waterfalls of nearly parallel rivers that marks a drop in land level.
2. The natural line of descent, as for skiing, between two points on a slope.

fall line
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Skiing) Skiing the natural downward course between two points on a slope
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the edge of a plateau

Fall Line
n
(Placename) a natural junction, running parallel to the E coast of the US, between the hard rocks of the Appalachians and the softer coastal plain, along which rivers form falls and rapids

fall line  (fôl)
A line connecting the waterfalls of nearly parallel rivers that marks a drop in land level.
Translations
fall line n (Skiing) → linea di massima pendenza


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