fall line

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fall line

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

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

(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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