ROCKFACE

Meaning of ROCKFACE in English

/rok"fays'/ , n.

an exposure of rock in a steep slope or cliff.

[ 1850-55; ROCK 1 + FACE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

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