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cliff cave

cliff cave noun: a natural rock shelter, sea cave, or man-made dwelling carved into the vertical face of a cliff and rock formation, ranging from ancient, historic cliff dwellings to dynamic coastal sea caves accessible by hiking or kayaking.

Noun

cliff cave (plural cliff caves)

  1. A natural rock shelter, sea cave, or man-made dwelling carved into the vertical face of a cliff and rock formation, ranging from ancient, historic cliff dwellings to dynamic coastal sea caves accessible by hiking or kayaking.
    • The wildest of British wild sports is the pursuit of the seal in the almost inaccessible cliff-caves to which it at times resorts.1904, John Tregarthen, “CHAPTER XIV: A MIDNIGHT VISIT TO THE SEAL-CAVES”, in Wild Life at the Land's End, Project Gutenberg

Forms of cliff cave

pluralcliff caves

Questions about cliff cave

What does cliff cave mean?
Cliff cave means a natural rock shelter, sea cave, or man-made dwelling carved into the vertical face of a cliff and rock formation, ranging from ancient, historic cliff dwellings to dynamic coastal sea caves accessible by hiking or kayaking.
What part of speech is cliff cave?
Cliff cave is a noun.
What is the plural of cliff cave?
The plural of cliff cave is cliff caves.

Words near cliff cave in the dictionary

  1. Clietts
  2. Clif
  3. Clifden
  4. Clifdenian
  5. cliff
  6. cliff cave
  7. cliff caves
  8. cliff edge
  9. cliff edges
  10. cliff face
  11. cliff faces

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