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Meanings of rock face in English

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Very steep, continuous rocky side of a mountain.

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Examples for "rock wall"
Examples for "rock wall"
1
Shrubs of all kinds clung to crannies in the damp rock wall.
Men Called Him Master
2
Mal's palm cushioned the space between her hand and the rock wall.
Blood Rights
3
Then the scout turned and trotted away, toward a fringing rock wall.
Star Born
4
He got up and moved along the low rock wall, seeking her.
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
5
Iome leaned with her back against the rock wall, grimacing with fear.
The Lair of Bones
1
Past the snowfall, higher on the rock slope they climbed.
Assail
2
We were standing upon a dark rock slope, steeply inclined.
The White Invaders
3
He touched Jethiss's arm and together they walked off down the gently falling rock slope.
Assail
4
He poled the boat over to the rock slope.
The city of ember: book 1
5
They scrambled down a rock slope, dropped among flowers, and made their way under the trees.
Lord of the Flies
Usage of rock face in English
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
6
They walked most of the distance to the rock face without talking.
Spellwright
7
The Mount of Olives formed a sheer rock face on the left.
Cross Bones
8
A guide and a visitor stand in front of the rock face.
Reuters
9
We could have cut holes into the rock face with our lasers!
Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
10
He waited, the damp of the rock face chill against his back.
All souls' rising
11
She dug her knife into the snow plastered on the rock face.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
12
I need the connection with nature and the challenge of a rock face.
Rock and Ice Magazine
13
Thorvald shook his head, scanning the rock face before them glumly.
Storm Over Warlock
14
A Russian team climbed the main rock face in the center in 2004.
Climbing Magazine
15
A sheer rock face skyscrapered up behind him: the side of a mountain.
Anansi Boys
16
One sweeping glance along the rock face confirmed the mystifs observation.
Imajica: Complete Edition