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Meanings of perpendicular cliffs in English

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Usage of perpendicular cliffs in English
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The lake itself is like an immense crater with its perpendicular cliffs.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua
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Several streams fall down the nearly perpendicular cliffs, and form beautiful cascades.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from ...
3
From these facts it seems that the condors require perpendicular cliffs.
The Voyage of the Beagle
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Sandstone.-Whichrises abruptly from the river in perpendicular cliffs, of 145 feet in height.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume...
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The temples, twenty-seven in number, are excavated in tall perpendicular cliffs, which form a semicircle.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
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The feat of descending those perpendicular cliffs seems impossible.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
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It does not like pinnacle rocks, nor narrow ledges across perpendicular cliffs, nor dangerous climbing.
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals: A Book of Personal Observ...
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There are no perpendicular cliffs to scale, no abysses to swing across on a rope.
The Mountain that was 'God' / Being a Little Book About the Grea...
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The banks are nearly perpendicular cliffs of slate.
Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
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Above these were steep slopes, running up to the foot of smooth perpendicular cliffs of limestone.
In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado
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From a narrow gorge, flanked by water-smoothed rock aprons, the river boiled between glassy perpendicular cliffs.
The Rules of the Game
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We were passing through a deep gloomy mountain gorge, with high perpendicular cliffs on either side.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Mont...
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The river was densely covered with scrub, and almost perpendicular cliffs bounded its valley on both sides.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia / From Moreton Ba...
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On this side the long, pine-clad slope is surmounted by perpendicular cliffs, with pines on their summits.
Canyons of the Colorado
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It is imbosomed in the fastnesses of perpendicular cliffs, which rise to a height of seven hundred feet.
Old Mackinaw; Or, The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings
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About a league before arriving at Matagalpa there is a high range, with perpendicular cliffs near the summit.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua
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