undercliffn.

Brit.

/ˈʌndəklɪf/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌklɪf/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(b) or under- prefix².

1. A terrace or lower cliff formed from landslips caused by the action of rain and sea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun] > other cliffs

by-cliff1596

undercliff1829

headwall1875

rock pitch1897

1781 Worsley Isle of Wight 211 The country below this range of cliffs, is called, by the inhabitants, Under Cliff, or Under Way.]

1829 J. Phillips Illustr. Geol. Yorks. I. 89 A very extensive slip of the superior heights, forming an ‘undercliff’.

1865 J. H. Bennet Winter in S. Europe (ed. 3) iv. 60 A small amphitheatre, formed on the coast-line or undercliff of the mountains of southern Europe.

1880 Daily Tel. 23 Sept. The gradual movements along the undercliffs in the Isle of Wight.

2. (See quot. 1883 and underclift n.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > features of stratum or vein > [noun] > material below > below coal

thill1329

underclay1660

sloom1803

underclift1840

warrant1847

swad1860

spavin1870

undercliff1883

under-earth1883

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 267 Undercliff, argillaceous shale forming the floor of many coal seams in this coal-field.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undercliff
释义	undercliffn. Brit. /ˈʌndəklɪf/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌklɪf/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(b) or under- prefix². 1. A terrace or lower cliff formed from landslips caused by the action of rain and sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun] > other cliffs by-cliff1596 undercliff1829 headwall1875 rock pitch1897 1781 Worsley Isle of Wight 211 The country below this range of cliffs, is called, by the inhabitants, Under Cliff, or Under Way.] 1829 J. Phillips Illustr. Geol. Yorks. I. 89 A very extensive slip of the superior heights, forming an ‘undercliff’. 1865 J. H. Bennet Winter in S. Europe (ed. 3) iv. 60 A small amphitheatre, formed on the coast-line or undercliff of the mountains of southern Europe. 1880 Daily Tel. 23 Sept. The gradual movements along the undercliffs in the Isle of Wight. 2. (See quot. 1883 and underclift n.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > features of stratum or vein > [noun] > material below > below coal thill1329 underclay1660 sloom1803 underclift1840 warrant1847 swad1860 spavin1870 undercliff1883 under-earth1883 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 267 Undercliff, argillaceous shale forming the floor of many coal seams in this coal-field. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829
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