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Meanings of cliff in anglès

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береговой уступ
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espadat
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Significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure.

        espadat
        Wikidata

        Geomorphologic term.

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                Examples for "bluff"
                Examples for "bluff"
                1
                He was trying to work out how far to take the bluff.
                The accident man
                2
                That is easily explained; we turned the corner of the bluff instead.
                Love under Fire
                3
                She had no idea Rook could be so good with a bluff.
                Naked Heat
                4
                In other words, from that age-old circuit of bluff and second guesses.
                Independent.ie
                5
                Again the big red eagle appeared on the edge of the bluff.
                Old Indian Legends
                1
                The precipice grew in the darkness; the vertical rock had no ending.
                The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
                2
                Whatever it takes to prevent your beloved state falling off that precipice.
                News.com.au
                3
                She blinked several times and saw they had halted on a precipice.
                Heaven and the heather
                4
                I came down the precipice, and lost my way in the bushes.
                The Precipice
                5
                Once in a while I gave a look towards the ugly precipice.
                The Land of the Long Night
                1
                The rock face opposite rises high overhead, with the sky far up.
                Twilight in Italy
                2
                On her right the rock face was broken and free of slime.
                Servant of a dark god
                3
                And Henry was right; beneath the opening was a ledgeless rock face.
                The story of edgar sawtelle
                4
                When we reached him, he placed his hand on the rock face.
                Vrin: ten mortal gods
                5
                He took my hand and nodded at the rock face before us.
                Outlander
                1
                His ways are as rude as the mountain rim-
                The California Birthday Book / Prose and Poetical Selections fro...
                2
                She looked away from him towards the distant mountains rimming the horizon.
                The Vision of Desire
                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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