Cliffed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cliffed is an adjective meaning formed by cliffs.
Meaning
formed by cliffs.
Example Sentences
The cliffed coasts are cut mostly in consolidated rock of somewhat uniform material, which usually results in straight coastlines.
In the case of a cliffed marsh edge, wave heights increase at the edge but are dissipated rapidly in the first 10-20m landward of the cliff.
The abundance of cliffed coasts around the world reflects the major changes that have taken place between relative levels of land and sea in recent geological times.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drop-off, headlands, declivous, crenellated, cragfast, crag-fast.
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