noun
- plural of sault, a waterfall or rapids
Usage: archaic; chiefly in place names
Examples
- The explorer mapped several saults along the northern river.
- Sault Ste. Marie takes its name from the rapids in the area.
- Early French settlers used the term saults to describe these water features.
- The canoe route avoided the dangerous saults downstream.
- Historical maps marked the locations of major saults for navigation.