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Meanings of cliff in anglès

rus
береговой уступ
portuguès
arriba
espanyol
acantilado
català
espadat
Wikidata

Significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure.

espadat
Wikidata

Geomorphologic term.

Related terms
portuguès
falésias
català
cingle

A steep high face of rock.

cingle
Usage of cliff in anglès
1
And about that fiscal cliff: stay tuned for a very long fight.
The Guardian
2
Analysts have said the fiscal cliff could tip the economy into recession.
Reuters
3
He let the gun fall; it rolled and fell over the cliff.
A Romany of the Snows, vol. 4 / Being a Continuation of the Pers...
4
Falling off the cliff risks a major political backlash from voters though.
Reuters
5
Stern Advice: The cliff deal and your wallet WASHINGTON Carry on, everyone.
Reuters
6
The Path was in Ireland, a fissure in the cliff at Fairhead.
Kenny
7
Congress agreed to a deal on January 1 that averted the cliff.
Reuters
8
The angle of the cliff was not so sharp at the base.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
9
But the weapon had been lost in the tumble down the cliff.
The Rover Boys out West; Or, The Search for a Lost Mine
10
And it solved that crisis by creating another -the fiscal cliff.
The Guardian
11
People there chase horses off that cliff at least once every year.
The Plains of Passage
12
From the cover of the bush he peered again over the cliff.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
13
It confirms that really the economy is not falling off a cliff.
Reuters
14
The fishes climbed to the top of the cliff overhanging the sea.
Story Hour Readers — Book Three
15
The huge beast lay dead, close to the base of the cliff.
The Story of Ab: A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man
16
What kind of cliff edge are we really at in Northern Ireland?
BBC
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Cliff through the time
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Canada
Common
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Common
Australia
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