The Undercliff

proper noun

Land areas where landslips of cliffs have occurred in the past, on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. collectiveLand areas where landslips of cliffs have occurred in the past, on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England.

    Swinging sharply westwards, it emerges on to the Undercliff, overlooking the English Channel. St. Lawrence Station is very prettily situated, high cliffs on the left, and the lush vegetation of the Undercliff sloping down to the sea on the right.

    1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 244
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