Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually composed of rock that is resistant to weathering and erosion.
The meaning of CLIFF is a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice : precipice. How to use cliff in a sentence.
A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea. The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.
Cliff, steep slope of earth materials, usually a rock face, that is nearly vertical and may be overhanging. Structural cliffs may form as the result of fault displacement or the resistance of a cap rock to uniform downcutting.
Idiom fall off a cliff (Definition of cliff from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Geology a high steep face of a rock. bluff, promontory, ledge, crag. Cliff (klif ), n. a male given name, form of Clifford. In Lists: Top 2000 English words, Geographical features, Common boy names, more... Synonyms: bluff, precipice, crag, rock face, escarpment, more...
A cliff is a mass of rock that rises very high and is almost vertical, like a wall.
An escarpment (or scarp) is a type of cliff, formed by the movement of a geologic fault, or a landslide. Cliffs are known for forming major geographical features such as waterfalls.
Explanation A cliff is a steep and often sheer rock face. If you stand on the edge of a cliff and peer over, you'll be able to see the waves crashing on the rocks below. But if you don't watch your step, you could fall right off that cliff.