undercliff

Etymology

From under- + cliff.

undercliff means A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.“Between Folkestone and Dover, the main line of the Southern Region crosses a two-mile stretch of undercliff known as Folkestone Warren.”