1828 Sept. 305/2 The female Sparrowhawk..comes tumbling, and dashing, and rattling through the dwarf bushes on the cliff-face.
1931 14 Mar. p. i/2 Large boulders and tons of earth fell from the cliff-face near Plymouth Hoe.
2011 J. Buchan ix. 174 In extreme cases, dead ships can be battered by strong winds against cliff faces.