Collocations withcliff

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chalk cliff
A chalk cliff face at the back of the cove slows further erosion.
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cliff dwellings
Moving in from dispersed farmsteads into community centers at pueblos canyon heads or cliff dwellings on canyon shelves.
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cliff face
Several mosaics were acquired of the cliff face from a distance of about 300 m, and the computer automatically determined the three most interesting points in each mosaic.
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granite cliffs
Only granite cliffs, rising to the height of 50m ft, testify to the original rocky terrain of the region.
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limestone cliff
At the western end of the island a hard, grey, limestone cliff rises 80 m above the lake's level (1,912 m above sea level).
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precipitous cliff
High ridges, deep gorges and precipitous cliffs, rocky craggy glaciers and narrow valleys characterize the area.
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rocky cliff
It has deep waters with strong currents, rocky cliff faces, and narrow fjords.
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rugged cliffs
Its steep and rugged cliffs rise from sea level to a height of 105 m.
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sandstone cliff
Desert varnish is a blackish manganese-iron deposit that gradually forms on exposed sandstone cliff faces owing to the action of rainfall and bacteria.
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sheer cliff
Our ascent to heaven is more like scaling a sheer cliff than hiking a smooth mountain path.
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steep cliff
Solid lines - mapped faults; dashed line at the southeastern part: infer red faults which follow a steep cliff (see text).
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tall cliff
It is a series of valleys in between tall cliff-like mountains.
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towering cliff
Water plunges over the top of a towering cliff at a rate of per second.
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vertical cliff
We made measurements of both vertical cliff profiles and individual outcrops, thus covering most of the stratigraphy of the two pelite formations under consideration.
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