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cliff  (klf)

n.

A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock.

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[Middle English clif, from Old English.]

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cliffy adj.

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cliff [klɪf]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a steep high rock face, esp one that runs along the seashore and has the strata exposed

[Old English clif; related to Old Norse kleif, Middle Low German klēf, Dutch klif; see cleave²]

cliffy  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cliff - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" drop-off, drop crag - a steep rugged rock or cliff geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth precipice - a very steep cliff

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cliff

noun rock face, overhang, crag, precipice, escarpment, scarp, face, scar, bluff The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.

Related words
like cremnomania

Translations

cliff [klɪf]

A. N (= sea cliff) → acantilado m; [of mountain etc] → risco m, precipicio m

B. CPD cliff dweller N (US) (fig) persona que habita en un bloque

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cliff [ˈklɪf] n → falaise f
cliff face cliff-face [ˈklɪffeɪs] n → flanc m de falaise

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cliff

n → Klippe f; (along coast also) → Kliff nt; (inland also) → Felsen m; the cliffs of Cornwall → die Kliffküste Cornwalls; the cliffs of Dover → die Felsen von Dover

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cliff:

cliff dweller

n vorgeschichtlicher Höhlenbewohner im Colorado-Cañon

cliffhanger

n → Superthriller m (inf)

cliffhanging

adj conclusion → spannungsgeladen

clifftop

n → Felskuppe f; a house on a cliff → ein Haus oben auf einem Felsen

adj cliff walk → Spaziergang m → auf der Felskuppe; cliff scenery → Felsenlandschaft f

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cliff [klɪf] n → scogliera, rupe f

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cliff [klɪf] n → scogliera, rupe f

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cliff

n cliff [klif]

a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea. krans جُرف، مُنْحَدَر صَخْري скала útes skrænt; klint die Klippe γκρεμός acantilado (ranna)kalju صخره kallio, kallioseinämä falaise צוּק खड़ी चट्टान litica, greben, stijena szikla tebing hamar, klettaveggur ruoe, scogliera がけ 벼랑 skardis klints cenuram klip fjellskrent, knaus, stup, klippe urwisko penhasco faleză утёс útes pečina stena klippa, stup, bergvägg หน้าผา uçurum, sarp kayalık 峭壁 круча, стрімка скеля کھڑی چٹان vách đá 峭壁

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cliff → جُرف útes klippe Klippe γκρεμός precipicio kalliojyrkänne falaise litica scogliera 崖 낭떠러지 klif klippe urwisko penhasco скала klippa หน้าผา kayalık vách đá 悬崖