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单词 rockface
释义

rockface in American English

(ˈrɑkˌfeis)
noun
an exposure of rock in a steep slope or cliff
Word origin
[1850–55; rock1 + face]

Examples of 'rockface' in a sentence
rockface

He then tumbled 50ft down a rockface, breaking ribs and puncturing a lung.One of them fell off the rockface, shattering his shinbone.It starts exhilaratingly, as you clamber up rockfaces and glide through a rainforest.He used his arm to steady himself but it got stuck in the rockface.He was left clinging inches above the rockface for an hour, praying the snow wouldn't give way.The experienced 77-year-old had lost control as the wind dropped and hurtled intothe rockface.Think how a real rockface looks, with little crevices in which even the elusive edelweiss might survive.They established a base camp on the vertical rockface, sleeping on suspended platforms, and were resupplied with food.From his rockface eyrie he scoured the internet for advice on healing his ravaged fingertips.
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