cliff
- noun
- B1
- Top 5000
The steep rocky side of a high piece of land that drops almost straight down, often above the sea.
Warning signs tell walkers to keep away from the cliff edge.
Seabirds nest in narrow holes high up the chalk cliffs.
Waves have slowly eaten away the base of the cliff.
A lighthouse stands on the cliff above the harbour entrance.
Common collocations: steep cliff · sheer cliff · cliff edge · cliff face · cliff top · chalk cliffs · fall off a cliff · climb a cliff
Part of: Landscape
Forms
- plural
- cliffs