Cliff and Ledge

Cliff

Cliff noun - A steep wall of rock, earth, or ice.

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Ledge and cliff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ledge" instead a noun "Cliff".

Nearby Word: cliffy

Ledge noun - A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.

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Cliff and ledge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cliff" instead a noun "Ledge".

Nearby Word: ledger

high	high cliff	high ledge
short	short cliff	short ledge
certain	certain cliff	certain ledge
original	original cliff	original ledge
Other adjectives: convenient, small, narrow, distant, crumbling, rocky, tall, highest, next, inescapable, handy, nearby, higher, snowy, vertical, nearest, placed.

In Tomb Raider (2013), she has to move across a ledge at least once on a cliff face with her back to the cliff.

Source: The Precarious Ledge
Knock backs (whether by abilities or a critical hit) will always push the character back one space and if they get shoved off a ledge or cliff, they'll suffer fall damage on the way down (enemies that float won't suffer fall damage).

Source: Knockback
When he returns, and they attempt to make the capture, he tries fleeing, and jumps down the edge of a cliff thinking it wouldn't be a long drop, instead landing on a lower ledge, injuring a leg from the fall, and realizing if he had jumped any further, it would've ended a lot worse for him.

Source: Series / Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters

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