rock face

noun

An exposed, roughly vertical expanse of rock

Meanings

nounrock face (plural rock faces)

plural rock faces

  1. An exposed, roughly vertical expanse of rock

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 岩壁
  • 岩壁 (yánbì)expanse of rock
Danish klippevæg, bjergvæg
  • klippevægexpanse of rock
  • bjergvægexpanse of rock
  • fjeldvægexpanse of rock
  • klippesideexpanse of rock
Finnish kallioseinämä
  • kallioseinämäexpanse of rock
Icelandic berg, hamar
  • bergexpanse of rock
  • hamarexpanse of rock
Japanese 岩壁
  • 岩壁expanse of rock
Norwegian Bokmål bergvegg
  • bergveggexpanse of rock
Spanish paredón pétreo, paramento pétreo
  • paredón pétreoexpanse of rock
  • paramento pétreoexpanse of rock
  • pared rocosaexpanse of rock
  • faz rocosaexpanse of rock
  • ladera verticalexpanse of rock
Swedish klippvägg
  • klippväggexpanse of rock
Cite this entry
APA

rock face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20face

MLA

“rock face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20face. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock face,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20face.

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