Lexic.us

Definition of Cliff

1. Noun. A steep high face of rock. "A steep drop"

Definition of Cliff

1. n. A high, steep rock; a precipice.

2. n. See Clef.

Definition of Cliff

1. Proper noun. A diminutive of the male given name '''Clifford'''. ¹

2. Noun. A vertical (or near vertical) rock face. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cliff

1. a high, steep face of rock [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cliff

Literary usage of Cliff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"The motive for cliff building wa« frequently defence, but the desire for a comfortable ... Some of the liest examples of cliff ruins are in Canon de Chelly, ..."

2. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"Trend principally along the cliff, either horizontal or with a low i inclination ... But not of topographic forms, along the cliff, the latter is probably a ..."

3. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"cliff of the San Juan formation smith (if the ... at Arecibo The prominent cross-bedding, extending throughout tlie upper thirty feet of the cliff. ..."

4. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1868)
"More or less grievously the whole of the in-shore squadron was suffering under the fire of only a few pieces of artillery well placed on the cliff; and, ..."

5. Bulletin by Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology (1905)
"Some of the contours may gain an increased emphasis from following the outcrops of cliff-making strata ; thus they catch the eye more readily than others ..."

6. The National Parks Portfolio by United States National Park Service, Robert Sterling Yard (1921)
"SPRUCE TREE HOUSE HIDES UNDER A HUGE OVERHANGING cliff THE PRINCIPAL DWELLINGS LIFF PALACE is the most celebrated of the Mesa Verde ruins because it is the ..."

7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"Excavation and repair of cliff-dwellings are necessary not only to put these interesting ... The two cliff-dwellings' that already have been repaired by the ..."

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