rockface

[ rok-feys ]

noun

1. an exposure of rock in a steep slope or cliff.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rockface¹

First recorded in 1850–55; rock ¹ + face

Example Sentences

The waters that fell at seasons from the open mouths of the cañons half way up the Rockface were dried.

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It was two of the clock by the starry heavens when these two riders entered the blind opening in the Rockface and disappeared.

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There were soft whispers afloat that he was with the Pomos up under the Rockface at the north.

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He thought at every slip and scramble that she must fall and go hurtling down the Rockface.

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