cliffline

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noun

The upper portion of a cliff.

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Meanings

nouncliffline (plural clifflines)

plural clifflines

  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.

    1992, Duane Colt Denfeld, Japanese Fortifications and Other Military Structures in the Central Pacific
  2. The shape, outline, or boundary of a cliff.

Origin

From cliff + line.

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APA

cliffline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliffline

MLA

“cliffline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliffline. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cliffline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliffline.

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