"cliff face" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cliff faces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cliff face (plural cliff faces)
  1. The very steep, vertical, or overhanging section of rock, earth, or ice slope usually free of any vegetation or loose material. Translations (a very steep section of a slope): kallioseinämä (english: rock) (Finnish), kalliojyrkänne (english: rock) (Finnish), Felswand (english: rock) [feminine] (German), Bergwand [feminine] (German), taparerenga (Maori), ਕੰਧ (kandh) (Punjabi), perete de stâncă (english: rock) [masculine] (Romanian)

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