as in escarpments
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice
the cliff rises 200 feet from the island's south shore
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Considered one of the last private coastal plots in Washington State, Governors Point has a fascinating topography comprising dense coastal forest and 270-foot-high sandstone cliffs.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Mesa Verde National Park – Colorado Besides the dramatic sandstone cliffs, Mesa Verde National Park is famous for its Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings, which are some of the oldest and most impressive architecture in the country.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Apparently, Sue has been putting all of her time not already occupied by bad-mouthing Kyle into digging under rocks and cliffs looking for idols.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The Ancestral Puebloans, or Anasazi, built several settlements into the face of cliffs but overhangs covered most of them.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
The possibility to communicate reciprocally with the physical environment or the supernatural world may have been a key reason why these cliffs were visited and painted and why offerings were left to them, according to the researchers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
An entrance to what may have once been a sanctuary was found by researchers among the cliffs of Athribis in a small Egyptian village near present-day Sohag, roughly 124 miles north of Luxor.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
By these windswept cliffs people were consuming spelt bread, olive oil and figs, drinking from glass vessels and fine ceramic cups while wearing brooches and glass beads.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
The temple was carved into sandstone cliffs and may have served as a mausoleum.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Mesa Verde National Park – Colorado Besides the dramatic sandstone cliffs, Mesa Verde National Park is famous for its Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings, which are some of the oldest and most impressive architecture in the country.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Apparently, Sue has been putting all of her time not already occupied by bad-mouthing Kyle into digging under rocks and cliffs looking for idols.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The Ancestral Puebloans, or Anasazi, built several settlements into the face of cliffs but overhangs covered most of them.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
The possibility to communicate reciprocally with the physical environment or the supernatural world may have been a key reason why these cliffs were visited and painted and why offerings were left to them, according to the researchers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
An entrance to what may have once been a sanctuary was found by researchers among the cliffs of Athribis in a small Egyptian village near present-day Sohag, roughly 124 miles north of Luxor.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
By these windswept cliffs people were consuming spelt bread, olive oil and figs, drinking from glass vessels and fine ceramic cups while wearing brooches and glass beads.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
The temple was carved into sandstone cliffs and may have served as a mausoleum.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Cliffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliffs. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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