cliffnoun [ C ]
uk/klɪf/us/klɪf/B1 a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast:
Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall.
the cliff edge
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- They built a house at the foot of a cliff.
- The car skidded and plunged headlong over the cliff.
- Sand carried by the wind has hollowed out the base of the cliff.
- Come away from that cliff edge! You're giving me the jitters!
- Harold jumped out of the car just before it went over the cliff.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- clifftop
- col
- drumlin
- hilltop
- hilly
- hummock
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- ridge
- sheer
- shelf
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