need word to describe something

by **parrot** » November 5, 2011, 3:58 pm

For the purposes of this forum, let's assume this photo is of water lapping over the edge of a dam, someplace in Thailand. I want to describe the nature of the water, rippling over the dam, as shown in the photo. Can anyone offer a description (word or words) that would paint a fairly accurate picture in words?

by **kjellsnell** » November 5, 2011, 4:02 pm

parrot wrote:For the purposes of this forum, let's assume this photo is of water lapping over the edge of a dam, someplace in Thailand. I want to describe the nature of the water, rippling over the dam, as shown in the photo. Can anyone offer a description (word or words) that would paint a fairly accurate picture in words?

wall of water

by **ronan01** » November 5, 2011, 4:04 pm

cascade

by **Sateev** » November 5, 2011, 4:04 pm

Cascade.

by **Sateev** » November 5, 2011, 4:05 pm

ronan01 wrote:cascade

Damn, beaten by nanoseconds. Great minds think alike.

by **Sateev** » November 5, 2011, 4:08 pm

gaeng (แก่ง) in Thai.

by **Jed** » November 5, 2011, 4:13 pm

...leaching liquid cataracts over the crest of the dam...

(like giant fish scales)

by **merchant seaman** » November 5, 2011, 4:15 pm

RUN!! Comes to mind

by **Sateev** » November 5, 2011, 4:17 pm

Jed wrote:...leaching liquid cataracts over the crest of the dam...

(like giant fish scales)

Bonus points for double use of alliteration. I like it.

by **KB_Texas** » November 5, 2011, 4:19 pm

I might also suggest sheeting, which is what I think a geologist would call it.

KB

by **davecryan** » November 5, 2011, 4:23 pm

Shimmer...to gleam tremulously.

by **trubrit** » November 5, 2011, 4:43 pm

A rippling cascade.

by **nkstan** » November 5, 2011, 4:53 pm

Overflow cascades

by **stattointhailand** » November 5, 2011, 4:55 pm

I think my bloomin' eyesight has definately had it !!

If you had said that it's a "close-up" of part of a model railway or something I would have said it didn't look bad, but it certainly doesn't look anything like a REAL "wall of water" or a REAL "cascade" to me.

by **ronan01** » November 5, 2011, 5:12 pm

Sateev wrote:
ronan01 wrote:cascade

Damn, beaten by nanoseconds. Great minds think alike.

ha ha ha.

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