undercliff

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noun

A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.

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Meanings

nounundercliff (plural undercliffs)

plural undercliffs

  1. A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.

    Between Folkestone and Dover, the main line of the Southern Region crosses a two-mile stretch of undercliff known as Folkestone Warren.

    1954 September, “Coast Erosion Works in Folkestone Warren”, in Railway Magazine, page 601

Origin

From under- + cliff.

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

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

Chicago

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

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