cascade

6 definitions • 6 examples

a small waterfall, often one of a group

a large amount of something that hangs down:

A cascade of golden hair fell down his back.

to fall quickly and in large amounts:

Coins cascaded from/out of the fruit machine.

to pass on information by giving it to just a few people, who then give it to more people; to be passed on in this way:

Guest information is cascaded through employee shift briefings.

Communication cascades down the organization until the information has been communicated through each level, to the front lines.

a short, steep waterfall (= place where a river falls to a lower level), often one of a series:

fig. A cascade of golden hair fell down her back (= Her hair seemed to flow down her back).

to fall quickly and in large amounts; to flow:

The blast shattered windows, sending pieces of glass cascading to the pavement.