noun
A literary or technical term for a waterfall, often used in poetry, formal descriptions, or geographical contexts. In everyday speech, 滝 (たき) is far more common.
その瀑布は高さが百メートルもある。
The waterfall is as high as 100 meters.
詩人は瀑布の美しさを詠んだ。
The poet composed a verse about the beauty of the waterfall.