English Explanatory Dictionary

seacliff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cliff that abuts the sea, formed by sea erosion.
name
  1. A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.

Word forms

seacliff seacliffs sea-cliff sea cliff

Etymology

From Middle English sæclif (also in plural see clyues), from Old English sǣclif (“cliff by the sea, seacliff”), equivalent to sea + cliff.

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