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cliff fall

cliff fall noun: a (partial) collapse of a cliff, usually due to erosion.

Noun

cliff fall (plural cliff falls)

  1. A (partial) collapse of a cliff, usually due to erosion.
    • SIR,—Hardly a winter passes without the Exeter-Plymouth line suffering either from cliff falls and high tides at Dawlish, or from extensive flooding of the Plym estuary.1959 March, “Letters to the Editor: The closure of redundant main lines”, in Trains Illustrated, page 170

Forms of cliff fall

pluralcliff falls

Questions about cliff fall

What does cliff fall mean?
Cliff fall means a (partial) collapse of a cliff, usually due to erosion.
What part of speech is cliff fall?
Cliff fall is a noun.
What is the plural of cliff fall?
The plural of cliff fall is cliff falls.

Words near cliff fall in the dictionary

  1. cliff caves
  2. cliff edge
  3. cliff edges
  4. cliff face
  5. cliff faces
  6. cliff fall
  7. cliff falls
  8. cliff green
  9. cliff hanger
  10. cliff hangers
  11. cliff lift

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