Definition of cliff
: a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice : precipice
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Examples of cliff in a Sentence
Standing at the edge of the cliff, we watched the waves crash on the shore far below.
rock climbers scaling steep cliffs
Recent Examples of cliff from the Web
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In the past few decades, speed climbers working in tandem and using ropes have set records in reaching the top of the cliff.
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In 2004, a fossilized polar bear jawbone 110,000 years old was excavated from a coastal cliff in Norway.
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PALOUSE FALLS STATE PARK, Wash. -- A Spokane man who fell from a cliff in Palouse Falls State Park is presumed to be dead, sheriff's deputies announced Tuesday.
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The video, which was posted on media websites and social media, shows a group of officers in blue uniforms grabbing apples out of the back of a vehicle and hurling them at four men who are lined up at a roadside cliff, their backs to the police.
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The beach itself is accessible by a bicycle or shuttle from the visitor’s center and juts out from a range of glacial cliffs.
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There are dozens of eateries lining the cliffs and beaches from Imperial Beach to Oceanside.
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One notch down from her is Celeste, Nicole Kidman, who has the absolute most beautiful view — the rocky cliffs overlooking the ocean.
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India’s solar and wind boom has pushed costs off a cliff, falling from 12 cents a kW/hr to just 4 cents a kW/hr for solar.
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Origin and Etymology of cliff
Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old High German klep cliff, Old Norse klif
Other Geology Terms
anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
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: a high, steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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