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cataract

noun as in waterfall

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The Old Cataract Hotel, built in 1899, is owned by the Egyptian government but managed by Sofitel, a French luxury hotel group.

Redundancy in general remains an issue for Wolcott: “white-boned,” “pale-moon,” “bulk-sized,” “streaming cataract,” “forlorn rue.”

A vast mountain of green water lifted up its bulk and fell upon us in a ravening cataract.

It was not a sea that came away; it was a mere enormous cataract that poured on irresistibly.

Even as he spoke the dull growl of a cataract was heard, and, a few minutes later, the party came upon the ford of the river.

The Baron de Wentzel was the most famous oculist of the day, and the discoverer of operations for cataract.

See, Wharton, there is a man crossing in the very eddies of the cataract, and in a skiff no bigger than an egg-shell.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cataract, such as: deluge, flood, rapids, and torrent.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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