Noun
cliff face (plural cliff faces)
The very steep, vertical, or overhanging section of rock, earth, or ice slope usually free of any vegetation or loose material.
Almost every story you read where it talks about somebody plunging a huge distance down a cliff face it turns out to jut be a steep slope. Source: Internet
Deputy Kyle Joye, the assistant search and rescue coordinator, said one of the climbers called dispatch around 4:25 p.m. saying he and his partner were stuck on a cliff face known as “Wherever I May Roam” about 60 feet from the ground. Source: Internet
'Suddenly a gust took him up into the air and over the cliff face before crashing back down into the cliff.' Source: Internet
Even such large animals as the Nubian Ibex can be very hard to see against a cliff face as their initial response to a threat is to freeze. Source: Internet
An estimated 400 tonnes of rock fell on to the beach in February this year, leaving a large portion of the cliff face unstable. Source: Internet
He told the gathering of tour guides and operators that the stone tumbled from this cliff face when Chukka was installing a platform for rappelling. Source: Internet