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cliffline

cliffline noun: the upper portion of a cliff.

Noun

cliffline (plural clifflines)

  1. The upper portion of a cliff.
    • These defenses included cliffline complexes similar in concept to those built at Biak. One example of the cliffline complex is found at Ginalagan.1992, Duane Colt Denfeld, Japanese Fortifications and Other Military Structures in the Central Pacific
  2. The shape, outline, or boundary of a cliff.

Forms of cliffline

pluralclifflines

Origin of cliffline

From cliff + line.

Questions about cliffline

What does cliffline mean?
Cliffline means the upper portion of a cliff.
What part of speech is cliffline?
Cliffline is a noun.
What is the plural of cliffline?
The plural of cliffline is clifflines.

Words near cliffline in the dictionary

  1. Cliffington
  2. cliffless
  3. clifflet
  4. clifflets
  5. clifflike
  6. cliffline
  7. clifflines
  8. Clifford
  9. Clifford algebra
  10. Clifford algebras
  11. Clifford module

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