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cliff face

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The very steep, vertical, or overhanging section of rock, earth, or ice slope usually free of any vegetation or loose material.

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  • Finnish: kallioseinämä — a very steep section of a slope
  • Finnish: kalliojyrkänne — a very steep section of a slope
  • German: Felswand — a very steep section of a slope
  • German: Bergwand — a very steep section of a slope
  • Māori: taparerenga — a very steep section of a slope
  • Punjabi: ਕੰਧ (kandh) — a very steep section of a slope
  • Romanian: perete de stâncă — a very steep section of a slope