rocky cliff

collocation in English

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rocky
adjective
uk
/ˈrɒk.i/us
/ˈrɑː.ki/
made of rock and therefore usually rough and difficult to ...
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cliff
noun[C]
uk
/klɪf/us
/klɪf/
a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on ...
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(Definition ofrockyandclifffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has deep waters with strong currents,rockyclifffaces, and narrow fjords.
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The western end is 1816 ft high, and the eastern end is arockycliff1200 ft high.
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There are also numerous unnamed seasonal waterfalls running over therockycliffwalls that can best be viewed during spring run off.
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Rakan, therockycliffof which has countless mouths of caves.
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It consists of two hollows in arockycliff, one directly on top of the other.
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The castle extends under arockycliff, partially overhanging, which limits its area.
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It lives almost exclusively onrockyclifffaces, but is found in humid forests.
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Its shorelines are steep,rockyclifffaces with erosion gullies on the northern side.
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The main gate and the main hall stand directly in therockycliff.
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The snail occurs in leaf litter inrockycliffand rockslide habitat.
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They occupy many different shoreline types, from steep,rockycliffsides to low-lying sandy beaches.
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It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed onrockycliffshores or islands.
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This species prefers to live onrockyclifffaces and is found most frequently in an area 1,880 m above sea level.
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Therockycliffis as high as 60 ft at its southern end and extends for about a half mile north.
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The lighthouse serves a great purpose in such a foggy area, as there is no beach to wash up on; it is on arockycliff.
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The hills were of a moderate height, having flats that extended from them a long way, bordered by a perpendicularrockycliffnext to the sea.
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It is located on the top of arockycliff, being about 500 m long and 45 m wide, for a total surface of 25000 m2.
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The area is difficult, with rocky cliffs and fast-flowing estuaries.
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The west side of the island has steep rocky cliffs.
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