Ufafanuzi wa kamusi wa "cliff" ni uso wa mwamba mwinuko, haswa kwenye ukingo wa bahari au mto. Inaweza pia kurejelea mteremko wa juu na mwinuko au mteremko mwinuko au mteremko mkali, kama vile ardhi.
1. As the monster staggered, Evan crawled across the ruined red earth, making for the edge of the cliff.
2. Then Padrake, who gave her the illusion she was falling from a cliff as a greeting, scaring her silly.
3. To the west, where the rock pools at the bottom of the cliff make for entertaining scrambling at low tide, the ocean thrashes.
4. Facing the cliff and sheltered somewhat by the reef is a small beach of black sand.
5. Coursing up an incline to a low cliff, the village comprises about fifty small houses and huts arranged higgledy-piggledy around an arterial T intersection, one almost atop another.
6. Some farmers chose to remain at the mountaintop, building their homes on the crest, or at the edge of the cliff, anywhere the soil was tillable and the mists rolled in.
7. I watch with sudden envy an elderly couple in loose clothing, replete with backpacks and walking shoes, as they head off, probably on their way to the cliff.
8. The views are breath taking, the cliff edge accessible in its entirety to those with a good head for heights.
9. As I walk I look behind me, ahead, to my left at the cliff.
10. Pushing aside the sense of futility that seeps into my being with every footstep, I keep trying, heading up to the larger, better maintained buildings below the cliff.