CLIFF (LAKESHORE)

Meaning of CLIFF (LAKESHORE) in English

Often used interchangeably with bank and bluff, in technical descriptions cliff is preferred for the wave-cut nearly vertical acclivity or abrupt slope which borders the waterline, or marks the position of the present or former shore lines of lakes.

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CLIFF — County: Highland Post Code: PH36
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English interlingue dictionary
CLIFF — pangpang
English-Visayan vocabulary
LAKESHORE — noun Date: 1798 the shore of a lake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLIFF — noun Etymology: Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old High German klep ~, Old Norse klif Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLIFF — I. ˈklif noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old Saxon klif, Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAKESHORE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the land adjacent to or bordering a lake ; especially : the beach of a lake on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLIFF — (n.) See Clef.
Английский словарь Webster
LAKESHORE — /layk"shawr', -shohr'/ , n. lakefront. [ 1790-1800; LAKE 1 + SHORE 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAKESHORE — n. shore of a lake, lakeside
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LAKESHORE — noun Date: 1798 : the shore of a lake ; also : lakefront
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLIFF — noun Etymology: Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old High German klep cliff, Old Norse klif Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLIFF — noun ·see clef. 2. cliff ·noun a high, steep rock; a precipice.
Webster English vocab
LAKESHORE — [lake.shore] n (1798): the shore of a lake; also: lakefront
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLIFF — [cliff] n [ME clif, fr. OE; akin to OHG klep] (bef. 12c): a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLIFF — Cliff, Cliffe BrE AmE klɪf
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLIFF — cliff BrE AmE klɪf ▷ cliffs klɪfs ▶ ˈ cliff ˌ dweller BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLIFF — / klɪf; NAmE / noun a high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLIFF — cliff /klɪf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: clif ] a large area of rock or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLIFF — I. Cliff BrE AmE an informal name for Cliff ↑ Richard II. Cliff, Jimmy BrE AmE (1948–) a Jamaican singer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLIFF — n. a steep rock-face, esp. at the edge of the sea. øcliff-hanger a story etc. with a strong element of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLIFF — n. a steep rock-face, esp. at the edge of the sea. cliff-hanger a story etc. with a strong element of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLIFF — n. a steep rock-face, esp. at the edge of the sea. Phrases and idioms: cliff-hanger a story etc. with a …
Oxford English vocab
CLIFF — ( cliffs) A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLIFF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coast/coastal/cliff path ▪ From the cliff path, you get superb views out to sea. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLIFF — [noun] [C] - a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coastDon't go too close …
Cambridge English vocab
CLIFF — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , towering ▪ low ▪ dramatic , precipitous , sheer , steep , vertical ▪ craggy …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLIFF — n. precipice, bluff, escarpment, scarp, crag, rock-face, cuesta, scar or Scots scaur The commandos are trained to scale a 100-foot …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLIFF — сущ. 1) а) обрыв, клиф (образуемый прибойной морской волной) б) пропасть Syn : precipice 2) крутой склон, откос; холм; утес …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLIFF — cliff.ogg klıf n 1. утёс, отвесная скала the white cliffs of Dover - белые скалы Дувра 2. крутой обрыв
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLIFF — обрыв; отвесная скала || наскальный - ice cliff
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CLIFF — сущ. 1) а) обрыв, клиф ( образуемый прибойной морской волной ) б) пропасть Syn: precipice 2) крутой склон, откос; холм; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLIFF — сущ. 1) а) обрыв, клиф (образуемый прибойной морской волной) б) пропасть Syn: precipice 2) крутой склон, откос; холм; утес ice cliff — ледниковый барьер We went straight up …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLIFF — употребляется в сочетаниях - cliff of displacement
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
CLIFF — отказ - digital cliff
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
CLIFF — сущ. 1) а) обрыв, клиф (образуемый прибойной морской волной) б) пропасть Syn : precipice 2) крутой склон, откос; холм; утес …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE — a shore area in N Indiana, on Lake Michigan: established in 1966 for recreation and conservation purposes; comprising shoreline, dunes, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE — national lakeshore in northwestern Wisconsin, U.S., at the southwestern end of Lake Superior. Established in 1970, it consists of 21 …
Britannica English vocabulary
PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE — Национальный озерный заповедник "Живописные скалы" Район на побережье озера Верхнее [Superior, Lake] в штате Мичиган. Здесь находятся живописные утесы из песчаника, …
NATIONAL LAKESHORE — национальный ландшафтный озерный заповедник Зона отдыха на берегу озера, охраняемая федеральными властями и входящая в систему национальных парков [National Park System]. см …
NATIONAL LAKESHORE — национальный ландшафтный озерный заповедник Зона отдыха на берегу озера, охраняемая федеральными властями и входящая в систему национальных парков [National Park …
PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE — Национальный озерный заповедник "Живописные скалы" Район на побережье озера Верхнее [Superior] в штате Мичиган. Здесь находятся живописные утесы из песчаника, …
PETÉN ITZÁ, LAKE — Lake, northern Guatemala. It is about 27 mi (48 km) long and covers an area of 38 sq mi (98 …
Английский словарь Британика
PÄIJÄNNE, LAKE — Lake, southern Finland. It is 75 mi (121 km) long and 14 mi (23 km) wide. The lake contains thousands …
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MJOSA, LAKE — Lake, southeastern Norway. It lies north of Oslo , at the southern end of Gudbrands Valley. The country's largest lake, …
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INDIANA DUNES — State park and national lakeshore, southern shore of Lake Michigan , northern Indiana, U.S. The state park (founded 1925) comprises …
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EYASI, LAKE — Lake, northern Tanzania. At an elevation of about 3,400 ft (1,040 m), the lake covers an area of about 400 …
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CONSTANCE, LAKE — German Bodensee ancient Lacus Brigantinus Lake, bordering Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Occupying an old glacier basin at an elevation of …
Английский словарь Британика
RAMPART — I. ˈramˌpärt, ˈraam-, -pȧt, -mpə(r)t, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French rampart, rempart, from ramparer, remparer to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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LAKESIDE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : lakeshore in this little graveyard by the lakeside — Amy Lowell
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAKEFRONT — /layk"frunt'/ , n. the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ZAMBEZI RIVER — The Zambezi River basin and its drainage network. also spelled Zambesi, river draining a large portion of south-central Africa. Together …
Britannica English vocabulary
WISCONSIN — constituent state of the United States of America. One of the north-central states, it is situated between Lake Michigan to …
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TORONTO — city, capital of the province of Ontario, southeastern Canada. It has the most populous metropolitan area in Canada and, as …
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TIBERIAS — Hebrew Teverya city, northeastern Israel, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee; one of the four holy cities …
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TIAN HAN — born March 12, 1898, Ch'ang-sha, Hunan province, China died Dec. 10, 1968, Peking Wade-Giles T'ien Han, pseudonym of Tian Shouchang …
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THONON-LES-BAINS — town, Haute-Savoie dpartement, Rhne-Alpes region, southeastern France, on a lacustrine terrace overlooking the southern shore of Lake Geneva near the …
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INDIANA DUNES — Beach along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana Dunes State Park, northern Indiana, with state park and national …
Britannica English vocabulary
INDIANA DUNES — State park and national lakeshore, southern shore of Lake Michigan , northern Indiana, U.S. The state park (founded 1925) comprises …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SUPERIOR, LAKE — озеро Верхнее Крупнейшее из Великих озер [Great Lakes], по площади самое большое пресное озеро мира (82,2 тыс. кв. км). Длина 563 …
SUPERIOR — (Lake Superior) озеро Верхнее Крупнейшее из Великих озер [Great Lakes], по площади самое большое пресное озеро мира (82,2 тыс. кв. …

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