"rock face" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rock faces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rock face (plural rock faces)
  1. An exposed, roughly vertical expanse of rock Related terms: snowface Translations (expanse of rock): тарх (tarx) (Chechen), 岩壁 (yánbì) (Chinese Mandarin), kallioseinämä (Finnish), Flueh [Alemannic-German, feminine] (German), berg [neuter] (Icelandic), hamar [masculine] (Icelandic), 岩壁 (alt: がんぺき, ganpeki; いわかべ, iwakabe) (Japanese), bergvegg [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bergvegg [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), klippvägg [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rock_face-en-noun-pg6qLO1h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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