Cascade

A cascade is
a small splashing waterfall that tumbles down a mountainside in a series of steps.
a series of musical notes.
a series of events which follow each other rapidly, each of which triggers the next.
Cascade may also mean:
Places
North America
Cascade Range, a mountain range on the west coast of North America
Cascade Volcanoes, a grouping of volcanoes on the west coast of North America
Canada
Cascade Mountain (Alberta), a mountain in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park
Cascade, British Columbia, aka Cascade Falls, a ghost town
United States
Communities
Cascade, Colorado, an unincorporated town in El Paso County
Cascade-Chipita Park, Colorado, a census-designated place
Cascade, Idaho, a city in Valley County
Cascade, Iowa, a city in Dubuque County and Jones County
Cascade, Montana, a town in Cascade County
Cascade, New Hampshire, a village within the town of Gorham and the city of Berlin
Cascade, Seattle, Washington, a small neighborhood abutting downtown Seattle
Cascade, Wisconsin, a village in Sheboygan County
Cascade-Fairwood, Washington, a census-designated place in King County
Cascade Locks, Oregon, a city in Hood River County
Cascade Township, Michigan, a charter township of Kent County
Cascade Township, Minnesota, in Olmsted County
Cascade Township, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County
Cascade Valley, Washington, a census-designated place in Grant County
Other U.S. locations
Cascade Highway (Washington), a portion of U.S. Route 2 through the northern Cascades in Washington
Cascade Highway (Oregon), a portion of Oregon Route 213 running from Silverton to Stayton in Oregon
Cascade Lakes, a collection of lakes in Oregon
Cascade Mountain (New York), a mountain in Essex County of New York
Cascade Park, a Lorain County Metropark in Elyria, Ohio
Cascade Pass, a mountain pass in Washington
Cascade Tunnel, a railroad tunnel near Everett, Washington
Shasta Cascade, a region of northern California
Seychelles
Cascade, Seychelles, a district in the Republic of Seychelles
Australia
Cascade National Park, a national park in New South Wales
WALES, UK
Cascade, Rhymney Valley,
Technology
Ablation cascade, a possible catastrophic orbital event
Biochemical cascade, a consecutive series of chemical reactions
Complement cascade or Complement system, a biochemical cascade in the immune system
MAPK cascade, a process in the action of cancer genes
Cascade reaction, a consecutive series of chemical reactions within a molecule
Electron cascade or Electron avalanche, a process in physics
Quantum cascade laser, a unipolar semiconductor laser
Event cascade, a problem in event-driven computer programming
Informational cascade, an economic theory
Cascading failure, a failure in a system of interconnected parts
Cascade (chemical engineering), a series of chemical processes
Cascading rollback, multiple failure after a database rollback
Cascading Style Sheets specifying the appearance of web information
Fractional cascading, a data structuring technique for speeding up binary searches
Organizations
Boise Cascade, an American pulp and paper company
Cascade Bicycle Club, a non-profit organization and advocacy group, Seattle, Washington
Cascade Brewery, a brewer in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cascade College, a private college in Portland, Oregon
Cascade Communications, a manufacturer of communications equipment
Cascade Corporation, a manufacturer of Material Handling Equipment in Portland, OR
Cascade Investments LLC, a private investments and holding company owned by Bill Gates
Cascade Limited, a subsidiary of Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW), a Hong Kong telecommunications company
Cascade Lacrosse, a sports manufacturer
Cascade Collegiate Conference, a sports conference in the western United States
Open CASCADE, a software development company with head office in France
CASCADE, an EU-funded research project, targeting health risks in food
Music
Cascade (album), an album by folk rock band Capercaillie
"Cascade" (song), a single by Future Sound of London
Cascade (band), a Japanese Visual Kei band
Another name for German dance group Cascada
Other
Cascade Club and Spa[Cascade Club and Spa], premium health club based in Bangkok Thailand
Cascade converter, a type of motor-generator
Cascade (juggling), a juggling pattern
Resonance cascade, the event that started "The Black Mesa Incident" in the Half-Life game series.