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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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| Noun | 1. |  cliff - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep 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.
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Translations
جُرْفجُرف، مُنْحَدَر صَخْري
útes
klintklippeskrænt
kalliojyrkänne
litica
hamar, klettaveggur
崖
낭떠러지
skardis
klints
pečina
klippa
หน้าผา
vách đá
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
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
cliff
:cliff dweller
n vorgeschichtlicher Höhlenbewohner im Colorado-Cañon
cliffhanger
n → Superthriller m (inf)
cliffhanging
adj conclusion → spannungsgeladen
clifftop
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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 崖 낭떠러지 klif klippe urwisko penhasco скала klippa หน้าผา kayalık vách đá 悬崖Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009