Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: cliff dwelling  klif dwe-ling
  1. A rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff
    "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States"

Derived forms: cliff dwellings

Type of: abode, domicil [rare], domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home

Encyclopedia: Cliff dwelling