Thesaurus results for CLIFFS

cliffs

noun

plural of cliff

as in escarpments

a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice the cliff rises 200 feet from the island's south shore

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Recent Examples of cliffs One of the most dramatic coastal settings in Europe, Étretat Beach lies on the Côte d’Albâtre (Alabaster Coast), a stretch of seaside in Normandy facing the English Channel that’s famous for its striking chalk cliffs. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Michigan Set right where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet, Mackinac Island offers travelers a relaxed vacation surrounded by natural beauty like limestone cliffs and rocky beaches. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026 The director and his crew shot in six countries to bring Odysseus’ voyage to life, from the sand dunes of Morocco to the rugged cliffs of Scotland. — Lea Tran, TheWeek, 29 July 2026 Known for its dramatic coastline and rugged cliffs rising above the Ionian Sea, the Greek island of Corfu has long attracted those drawn to its dramatic natural beauty and sense of seclusion. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 July 2026 Acadia holds some striking natural landmarks—Jordan Pond, Cadillac Mountain, the granite cliffs of Otter Point. — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026 The trail delivers waterfalls, alpine lakes and huge granite cliffs, and most trailheads require a wilderness permit that can be competitive to secure. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 In the second half of the 18th Dynasty (1550—1292 BCE), high-ranking city dignitaries created tombs for themselves in the limestone cliffs at Bubasteion. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 In the 1990s and early 2000s, buzz for the area’s towering sandstone cliffs and mammoth boulders—which are perfect for pitching routes and scrambling up—sparked pilgrimages by global athletes. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliffs

Noun

Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.

— Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

Definition of escarpments

Noun

The optical illusion reminded early settlers of the blockades of wooden stakes, or palisades, built around forts to ward off threats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
In 2014, the regional nonprofit group SOS Sahel came to Barkadroussou and taught villagers to stabilize the dunes by building palisades of palm fronds.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026