cliff top

Bluff's highest point

The top or edge of a cliff, where level ground meets a steep drop.

Cliff top describes locations perched at this dramatic boundary: a cliff top hotel with ocean views, We picnicked on the cliff top.

The term often carries connotations of scenic but precarious positioning.

Related

overlook · vertigo · seascape · windswept · plunge · vista · coastline · coastal path · crag · drop · ocean · lighthouse · gulls · birds nest · sea breeze · brink · danger sign · heights

Categories
Opposites
vertical position on a cliff

cliff topcliff face

Sheer vertical rockside

sea level · canyon floor · valley floor

elevation/altitude

cliff toplowland

Low-elevation flat land

ocean floor · valley · depression · sea level · river bed

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G