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dry fall
A cliff face over which water once fell but no longer does — a waterfall without water, recognizable by the amphitheater-shaped headwall, the plunge pool below (now dry or holding only a seasonal puddle), and the polished rock.
Etymology
Descriptive English compound. Dry (Old English drȳge) + fall, short for waterfall (Old English feallan, “to fall”). The name states the paradox — a waterfall gone dry.