a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
a sheer or precipitous rockface that stands nearly vertical
a vertical or near vertical slope (fig
a vertical or near vertical slope that is an abrupt change of the land formation very steep slope
A vertical section of rock
Landform. A vertical or near-vertical rock face; sometimes not solid rock.
A perpendicular or steep face of rock considerable in height, either inland or along the coast.
Those sections of the shoreline normally formed in bedrock where the land rises steeply away from the water such that the elevation of the top of the slope above the base or toe of the slope is greater than two metres and the average slope angle exceeds 1:3 (=18 degrees).
the high, steep face of a rocky mass. On a topographic map, a cliff is portrayed by contour lines placed very close together or merging into a single line. The closer the contour lines are to each other, the steeper the slope.
high steep bank at the water's edge, usually composed primarily of rock.
A cliff is a steep face of rock and soil.
rhymes with stiff): steep wall of rock, earth, or ice
A very steep slope of rock or soil.
A high, very steep to perpendicular or overhanging face of rock rising above the shore.
A high, very steep to perpendicular or overhanging face of rock or earth.
any high, very steep to perpendicular, or overhanging face of a rock outcrop.
very steep or vertical slope (bluff, crag, head, headland, nose, palisades, precipice, promontory, rim, rimrock).
A very steep vertical slope or overhanging face of rock or ice.
In geography, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are categorized as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers.