cliffingn.

Brit.

/ˈklɪfɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈklɪfɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cliff n., -ing suffix¹; cliff v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < cliff n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly (in later use in sense 2) < cliff v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier cliffed adj.

1. The action or sport of climbing a cliff or cliffs.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun]

mountaineering1803

rock climbing1842

cliffing1861

alpinism1871

1861 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 542 The descent to the Gouliots is not a very easy task to any one not accustomed to cliffing.

1894 Glasgow Herald 15 Sept. 4/2 Knowing something of the cliffing we should have to do, I engaged one [of the guides].

1984 Mountain Sept. 37/3 Cliffing is merely the functional way in which climbing and jumping can be combined efficiently.

2006 Vertical Dec. 80/2 Others have tried the sport and come up with different names like cliffing and paralpinism.

2. Chiefly Geology. The formation of a cliff or cliffs; an instance of this; (also) †the outcropping of a cliff or cliffs (obsolete).

ΚΠ

1901 Sketch 17 July 500/1 We neared Kingsgate, an isolated and romantic spot on the coast-line composed mainly of steep cliffing and a public house.

1910 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 18 169 North of Sagamore Head is White Head (W), a drumlin which retains its initial form fairly well on the south, although a slight cliffing is noticeable there.

1954 J. F. Kirkaldy Gen. Princ. Geol. vii. 89 The coast line will, at first, be strongly indented, wave attack will be concentrated on the headlands and..the cliffing of the headlands will be proceeding rapidly.

2013 A. M. Owen in M. J. Lace & J. E. Mylroie Coastal Karst Landforms viii. 197/1 From the Long Island examples it appeared that the tafoni are initiated by the cliffing caused by collapse of large voids at depth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cliffing
释义	cliffingn. Brit. /ˈklɪfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈklɪfɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cliff n., -ing suffix¹; cliff v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < cliff n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly (in later use in sense 2) < cliff v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier cliffed adj. 1. The action or sport of climbing a cliff or cliffs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] mountaineering1803 rock climbing1842 cliffing1861 alpinism1871 1861 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 542 The descent to the Gouliots is not a very easy task to any one not accustomed to cliffing. 1894 Glasgow Herald 15 Sept. 4/2 Knowing something of the cliffing we should have to do, I engaged one [of the guides]. 1984 Mountain Sept. 37/3 Cliffing is merely the functional way in which climbing and jumping can be combined efficiently. 2006 Vertical Dec. 80/2 Others have tried the sport and come up with different names like cliffing and paralpinism. 2. Chiefly Geology. The formation of a cliff or cliffs; an instance of this; (also) †the outcropping of a cliff or cliffs (obsolete). ΚΠ 1901 Sketch 17 July 500/1 We neared Kingsgate, an isolated and romantic spot on the coast-line composed mainly of steep cliffing and a public house. 1910 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 18 169 North of Sagamore Head is White Head (W), a drumlin which retains its initial form fairly well on the south, although a slight cliffing is noticeable there. 1954 J. F. Kirkaldy Gen. Princ. Geol. vii. 89 The coast line will, at first, be strongly indented, wave attack will be concentrated on the headlands and..the cliffing of the headlands will be proceeding rapidly. 2013 A. M. Owen in M. J. Lace & J. E. Mylroie Coastal Karst Landforms viii. 197/1 From the Long Island examples it appeared that the tafoni are initiated by the cliffing caused by collapse of large voids at depth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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