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cliffline

noun

Etymology

From cliff + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-✻
  4. inherited from *līną✻
  5. inherited from *līnǭ✻
  6. inherited from *līnā✻
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as cliffline — “cliff + line”

Definitions

  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.

  2. The shape, outline, or boundary of a cliff.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA