cliff road
Precipice-edge highway
A cliff road is a road built along or carved into the face of a cliff, typically offering dramatic views and requiring careful navigation.
Such roads often feature sharp turns, steep drop-offs, and narrow passages: The cliff road along the coast was breathtaking but terrifying.
The term can apply to mountain switchbacks or coastal routes hugging rocky shorelines.
- coastalOf the shoreline
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- sharp turnSudden angular direction change
- blind curveBend with obstructed view
- scenicOffering beautiful views
scenic route · winding · overlook · precipice · edge · dropoff · guardrail · switchback · ocean · sea breeze · ocean view · crashing waves · bluff · seaside · highway · vertiginous · narrow · twisting