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undercliff

undercliff noun: a subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.

Noun

undercliff (plural undercliffs)

  1. A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.
    • Between Folkestone and Dover, the main line of the Southern Region crosses a two-mile stretch of undercliff known as Folkestone Warren.1954 September, “Coast Erosion Works in Folkestone Warren”, in Railway Magazine, page 601

Forms of undercliff

pluralundercliffs

Origin of undercliff

From under- + cliff.

Questions about undercliff

What does undercliff mean?
Undercliff means a subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.
What part of speech is undercliff?
Undercliff is a noun.
What is the plural of undercliff?
The plural of undercliff is undercliffs.

Words near undercliff in the dictionary

  1. underclays
  2. underclerk
  3. underclerks
  4. underclerkship
  5. underclerkships
  6. undercliff
  7. Undercliffe
  8. undercliffs
  9. undercloak
  10. undercloaked
  11. undercloaking

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