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悬崖,绝壁
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif,
D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa;
perh. orig. a climbing place. See {Climb}.]
A high, steep rock; a precipice.
{Cliff swallow} (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow
({Petrochelidon lunifrons}), which builds its nest against
cliffs; the {eaves swallow}.
Cliff \Cliff\, n. (Mus.)
See {Clef}. [Obs.]
资料来源 : WordNet®
cliff
n : a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff
overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {drop}, {drop-off}]