Horseshoe Falls

English
Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls

Etymology

horseshoe+falls (waterfall). From the shape of the waterfall being like a horseshoe.

Proper noun

Horseshoe Falls

  1. A waterfall in the Niagara river, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara regional municipality, Niagara region, Ontario, Canada. A massive set of contiguous waterfalls, the larger and more spectacular portion of the Niagara Falls.
    Synonym: Canadian Falls
    Hypernyms: Niagara Falls, Niagara, the Falls
    Coordinate terms: (U.S. falls) American Falls, Goat Island
  2. A waterfall in the Sable River, Mpumalanga, South Africa
  3. A weir in the River Dee, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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