cliff face

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cliff face (plural cliff faces)

  1. The very steep, vertical, or overhanging section of rock, earth, or ice slope usually free of any vegetation or loose material.
    • 2021 October 20, “Network News: £25m to reduce Newport landslips”, in RAIL, number 942, page 8:
      Commencing next summer, 30,000 tonnes of cliff face will be removed, and mesh-and-bolt caging installed on a three-mile section to stabilise the surface and prevent rock falls.

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