rockface
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rockface
Example Sentences
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This would be similar to the measures in place on the rockface below Edinburgh Castle.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Growing up on his family fjord farm on an unimaginably steep Norwegian mountainside, Magne Åkernes learned to live with risk at every turn—especially around a crack hidden in the rockface.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 20, 2023
The collapse took place after several days of heavy rains that appeared to have helped the rockface to loosen at Furnas Lake.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2022
As I clung to a rockface, an eagle launched, shrieking, from a ledge just above me and sailed into the blue distance.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2019
The rockface was too steep for het to climb; besides, she couldn’t leave Wolf.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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