acantilado — meaning in English

English meaning

• cliff noun A high, steep face of rock, often found along a coastline.
• sheer adjective Thin enough to see through.
• steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

acantilado is used for these senses in English:

• cliff A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
• sheer Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
• steep Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

cliff — full definition

1. noun A high, steep face of rock, often found along a coastline.
2. noun A point where something suddenly and sharply drops off or worsens.

sheer — full definition

1. adjective Thin enough to see through.
2. adjective Complete or absolute, used for emphasis.
3. adjective Very steep, almost straight up and down.

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