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CLIFF DWELLING
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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)