Words / B2

ka-SKAYD/kæˈskeɪd/

A cascade is a small waterfall, or a sequence of things following one after another: a cascade of errors; cascade as a verb. Waterfall is the everyday twin; chain is a linked sequence. A cascade of errors sank the practical. Mix-up: cassette; crusade. Do not write cascade for one isolated mistake.

Meaning

A small waterfall, or a sequence of things falling or following one after another; as a verb, to fall in that way.

Examples

• “A cascade of errors sank the practical, the methods comment said.”
• “Map the cascade on the OS extract, which is the small-waterfall sense.”

Good to know

a cascade of; cascade + down / into. Everyday: waterfall. Trap: cassette. Geography, methods, and news. A waterfall, or a sequence that follows on — specify.

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