noun
- A steep face of rock, earth, or ice; a cliff.
Usage: archaic or dialectal spelling of 'cliff'
Examples
- The old map showed a dangerous clift along the coastline.
- Hikers were warned to stay away from the clift edge.
- The castle was built atop a high clift overlooking the valley.
- In medieval texts, the word 'clift' appears frequently in descriptions of fortifications.