Horseshoe Falls

proper noun

A waterfall in 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.

Similar
Canadian Falls
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A waterfall in 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.

    Synonyms: Canadian Falls

  2. A waterfall in the Sable River, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  3. A weir in the River Dee, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA waterfall in 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.

Similar
Canadian Falls
Also see
canadian falls

Origin

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

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APA

Horseshoe Falls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horseshoe%20Falls

MLA

“Horseshoe Falls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horseshoe%20Falls. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Horseshoe Falls,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horseshoe%20Falls.

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