undercliff

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ cliff.

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Noun

undercliff (plural undercliffs)

1. A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.
   • 1954 September, “Coast Erosion Works in Folkestone Warren”, in Railway Magazine, page 601:

     Between Folkestone and Dover, the main line of the Southern Region crosses a two-mile stretch of undercliff known as Folkestone Warren.

Related terms

• The Undercliff