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Definition of wichita falls
wichita falls
wichita falls Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
6
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
American A city in northern Texas, United States, located near the Oklahoma border and serving as the county seat of Wichita County.
Example
"The military pilot received her specialized training at Sheppard Air Force Base, located just north of Wichita Falls."
Word Origin & Etymology
Named after the Wichita Native American tribe and a five-foot waterfall on the Wichita River, which washed away in a late 19th-century flood. An artificial waterfall was later built in Lucy Park in the 1980s.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wichita falls. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wichita falls