I always thought a cascade is a series of waterfalls connected together. Wether that is natural or artificial, I'm not sure there's a distinction.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/MobileViewPhoto-g298182-d1311890-i131738347-Ryuzu_Waterfall-Nikko_Tochigi_Prefecture_Kanto.html I've visited a lot of waterfalls, and all of them go from top to bottom in a single fall - a "water fall" The one linked to is referred to by many as a cascade - because it is made of many little waterfalls stuck together sliding over rocks. This is further muddied because cascade is a verb - and streams and rough rivers "cascade" through a steep canyon. Also - saying a waterfall is a reflecting pool is very disingenuous - it's not "that" it reflects - it's *what* it reflects - usually some kind of scenery or famous architecture. The smooth calm waters offer views of surrounding trees, buildings and in some cases mountains - but are made and constructed for this purpose (as opposed to natural lakes, such as the ones around my Fuji which naturally reflect the mountain, offing interesting pictures). Many city parks offer them to reflect the view of the buildings - such as the big pool in the national mall in Washington, D.C. J Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2015, at 3:45 AM, pmailkeey . <pmailk...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 23 May 2015 at 11:09, Richard Z. <ricoz....@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 03:54:57PM +0100, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> > On 22 May 2015 at 15:29, Dave Swarthout <daveswarth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > I am uncomfortable with "cascade" - in several languages it >> > > means "waterfall" so there is considerable potential for >> > > confusion. >> > > >> > > I agree. A cascade is a waterfall in American English. >> > > > Is that relevant ? ;) Is there really a problem with Americans relearning > what words mean ? > > Actually, Merriam-Webster seems to have it right - even in American !: a > small, steep waterfall; especially : one that is part of a series of > waterfalls > > > Although this points to an American cascades as being one part of an English > cascade ! America uses 'waterfall' too - it seems 'cascade' is agreeable even > if not realised! > > -- > Mike. > @millomweb - For all your info on Millom and South Copeland > via the area's premier website - > > currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, property & > pets > > T&Cs > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
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