corniche
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Definition of corniche
: a road built along a coast and especially along the face of a cliff
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The village’s corniche, dominated by von Habsburg’s monastery, is fringed with palm trees, and the ruins of a striking 1936 Art Moderne hotel by Nikola Dobrovi´c nestle among the medieval houses. — François Halard, Vogue, "How a Master Restorer Turned a Ruined Croatian Monastery Into a Personal Paradise," 16 Feb. 2018 All five men involved in the second attack in Cambrils were shot dead after plowing an Audi into people along the corniche at about 1 a.m., Trapero said. — Washington Post, "Questions abound as Spanish officials investigate terrorist attacks," 19 Aug. 2017 In Cambrils, police said all five men who plowed their Audi into people along the corniche at about 1 a.m. were shot dead, four of them by the same officer. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Spanish probe points to wider network in attacks; American among dead," 18 Aug. 2017 In Cambrils, police said all five men who plowed their Audi into people along the corniche at about 1 a.m. were shot dead, four of them by the same officer. — Alaska Dispatch News, "Spanish probe points to wider network in attacks; American among dead," 18 Aug. 2017 During the campaign, his unit fought to capture a stretch of the corniche running along the Tigris, hammering it with artillery for weeks to clear out IS resistance. — Susannah George, The Seattle Times, "Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul," 14 July 2017 During the campaign, his unit fought to capture a stretch of the corniche running along the Tigris, hammering it with artillery for weeks to clear out IS resistance. — Washington Post, "Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul," 14 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'corniche.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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