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clifflike — adj. characterized by cliffs; of a shore or shoreline; contrasted with {beachy}. [Narrower terms: {precipitous, steep}] Syn: cliffy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
precipitous steep — clifflike clifflike adj. characterized by cliffs; of a shore or shoreline; contrasted with {beachy}. [Narrower terms: {precipitous, steep}] Syn: cliffy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cliff — clifflike, adj. /klif/, n. a high steep face of a rock. [bef. 900; ME clif, OE, c. D, LG, ON klif] Syn. bluff, promontory, ledge, crag. * * * ▪ geology steep slope of earth materials, usually a rock face, that is nearly vertical and may be… … Universalium
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escarpment — /i skahrp meuhnt/, n. 1. Geol. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth s crust. Cf. scarp1 (def. 1). 2. ground cut into an escarp around a fortification or defensive… … Universalium
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