"chalkface" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chalkfaces [plural]
Etymology: From chalk + face. In the education sense, it is a play on coalface (“place where practical work is done”), after the chalk used on school blackboards, and is believed to have been coined by Ted Wragg for his Times Educational Supplement column. Etymology templates: {{af|en|chalk|face}} chalk + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} chalkface (plural chalkfaces)
  1. (geology) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-chalkface-en-noun-2qM42BN- Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (education) The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school. Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-chalkface-en-noun-3V~Zv7oM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Topics: education

Inflected forms

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