CLIFF DWELLING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff

Example:

the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cliff dwelling" is a kind of...):

abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)

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