cliff

UK: /ˈklɪf/ US: /klɪf/ ,(klif )

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cliff /klɪf/   n. [countable]

1. Geology a high, steep rock face;
   precipice:
   The car drove off the cliff onto the rocks below.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cliff  (klif ), n. 

1. Geology a high steep face of a rock.

• Middle English clif, Old English, cognate with Dutch, Low German, Old Norse klif bef. 900

cliff′like′, adj. 
Synonyms

bluff, promontory, ledge, crag.

Cliff  (klif ), n. 

1. a male given name, form of Clifford. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cliff / klɪf/ noun

1. a steep high rock face, esp one that runs along the seashore and has the strata exposed

Etymology: Old English clif; related to Old Norse kleif, Middle Low German klēf, Dutch klif; see cleave²

ˈcliffy adjective