cascade
//kæˈskeɪd//
Noun
A small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.
We hiked up the mountain and discovered a beautiful cascade flowing down the rocky slope.
A large amount of something that falls or hangs down in a flowing manner.
Her long hair fell in a cascade of golden curls.
A succession of stages or operations, processes, or units, each of which triggers or initiates the next.
The failure of one bank triggered a cascade of financial crises across the region.
Verb
To pour or flow downward rapidly and in large quantities.
Water cascaded down the rocks after the heavy rain.
To pass on information or knowledge through a series of stages or levels.
The manager will cascade the new policy to all team members.
To arrange windows on a computer screen so that they overlap in a stepped formation.
You can cascade the windows to see all open documents at once.