fall line
noun
an imaginary line, marked by waterfalls and rapids, where rivers descend abruptly from an upland to a lowland.
(initial capital letters) Eastern U.S.
the imaginary line between the Piedmont and the Atlantic coastal plain.
Skiing.
the path of natural descent from one point on a slope to another.
Origin of fall line
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words nearby fall line
fall in line,
fall in love,
fall in place,
fall in with,
fall into,
fall line,
fall of man,
fall of rome,
fall off,
fall off the wagon,
fall on
Example sentences from the Web for fall line
Great tracts of wilderness separated communities beyond the fall-line of the rivers.
Union and Democracy |Allen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for fall line (1 of 2)
fall line
noun
skiing
the natural downward course between two points on a slope
the edge of a plateau
British Dictionary definitions for fall line (2 of 2)
Fall Line
noun
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
Scientific definitions for fall line
fall line
[ fôl ]
A line connecting the waterfalls of nearly parallel rivers that marks a drop in land level.