Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clifftop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: clifftop
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The top of a cliff.

Example Sentences

"Its streets fan out towards the clifftops, and its sheltered North Landing harbours open-decked fishing boats, called 'cobles'."
"They pitched the dragon over the cliff-top, let tide's flow and backwash take the treasure-minder."
"At Berwick I had the privilege of joining Driver Ross Clark for my favourite clifftop run south through Northumberland, to Newcastle."
"Its old town rises out of the Aegean Sea towards a clifftop Venetian castle in a jumble of white-washed narrow streets, flat rooftops and balconies that provide a perfect, obstacle-filled arena for parkour."

Etymology

From cliff + top.

Inflected Forms

clifftops (plural)

Questions

What does clifftop mean?: The top of a cliff.
Where does clifftop come from?: From cliff + top.

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