cliff

cliff

 (klĭf)

n.

A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock.


[Middle English clif, from Old English.]


cliff′y adj.

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cliff

(klɪf)

n

(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]

ˈcliffy adj

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cliff

(klɪf)

n.

a high, steep rock face; precipice.

[before 900; Middle English clif, Old English, c. Old Saxon, Old Norse klif, Old High German klep]

cliff′like`, adj.

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cliff

A steep, erosion-resistant rock face, as in gorges and on some coasts.

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Translations

جُرْفجُرف، مُنْحَدَر صَخْري

útes

klintklippeskrænt

kalliojyrkänne

litica

hamar, klettaveggur

낭떠러지

skardis

klints

pečina

klippa

หน้าผา

vách đá

cliff

[klɪf]

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

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cliff

nKlippe f; (along coast also) → Kliff nt; (inland also) → Felsen m; the cliffs of Cornwalldie Kliffküste Cornwalls; the cliffs of Doverdie Felsen von Dover


cliff

:

cliff dweller

n vorgeschichtlicher Höhlenbewohner im Colorado-Cañon

cliffhanger

nSuperthriller m (inf)

clifftop

nFelskuppe f; a house on a cliffein Haus oben auf einem Felsen

adj cliff walkSpaziergang mauf der Felskuppe; cliff sceneryFelsenlandschaft f

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cliff

(klif) noun

a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea.

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cliff

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

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