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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries폭포선
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pok-po-seon
"폭포선은 내륙 고원과 해안 평야를 나누는 지리적 경계입니다."
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2 senses- 1
A geographical line connecting the waterfalls of nearly parallel rivers, marking the head of navigation on rivers and often providing a source of water power.
"Many major eastern US cities developed historically along the fall line because it offered water power and prevented ships from traveling further inland." - 2
The most direct or steepest downward line of descent on a slope or ski run.
"To ski efficiently down the mogul field, she kept her skis pointed straight down the fall line."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'fall' (referring to a waterfall or descent) and 'line', coined in American English during the late 18th or early 19th century. It originally described the geographical boundary where rivers drop abruptly in elevation as they flow from a higher, harder plateau to a lower, softer coastal plain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fall line" is said worldwide
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ligne de chute
Transliteration: liɲ də ʃyt
"De nombreuses villes américaines ont été fondées le long de la ligne de chute."
Gefällslinie
Transliteration: ɡəˈfɛlsˌliːnə
"Die Gefällslinie markiert den Übergang vom Hochland zum Tiefland."
linea di caduta
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a di kaˈdu.ta
"La linea di caduta separa la regione montuosa dalla pianura costiera."
línea de caída
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a ðe kaˈi.ða
"Varias ciudades importantes se encuentran a lo largo de la línea de caída."
linha de queda
Transliteration: ˈli.ɲɐ dʒi ˈkwe.dɐ
"A linha de queda marca o ponto onde os rios formam corredeiras."
जलप्रपात रेखा
Transliteration: jalprapat rekha
"भौगोलिक दृष्टि से यह जलप्रपात रेखा पठार को मैदान से अलग करती है।"
瀑布线
Transliteration: pùbù xiàn
"许多东部城市都是沿着瀑布线建立起来的。"
폭포선
Transliteration: pok-po-seon
"폭포선은 내륙 고원과 해안 평야를 나누는 지리적 경계입니다."
フォールライン
Transliteration: fōru rain
"スキーヤーは斜面のフォールラインに沿って滑り降ります。"
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