seacliff

English

Alternative forms
  • sea-cliff, sea cliff

Etymology

From Middle English sæclif (also in plural see clyues), from Old English sǣclif (“cliff by the sea, seacliff”), equivalent to sea +‎ cliff.

Noun

seacliff (plural seacliffs)

  1. A cliff that abuts the sea, formed by sea erosion.
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