corniche

[ kawr-nish, kawr-neesh ]

noun
  1. a winding road cut into the side of a steep hill or along the face of a coastal cliff.

Origin of corniche

1
1830–40; <French, by ellipsis from route de corniche, route en corniche (corniche rock ledge <Italian; see cornice)

Words Nearby corniche

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How to use corniche in a sentence

  • Tar has at last been brought to rescue the charms of the Lower corniche from being completely destroyed.

    France | Gordon Cochrane Home
  • For an hour over a road beside which the corniche is commonplace indeed, the gharry rolled on.

    A Transient Guest | Edgar Saltus
  • Evidently my brother passed through Aix, as well as along the corniche, under "different circumstances!"

    The Motor Maid | Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for corniche

corniche

/ (ˈkɔːnɪʃ) /


noun
  1. a coastal road, esp one built into the face of a cliff

Origin of corniche

1
C19: from corniche road, originally the coastal road between Nice and Monte Carlo; see cornice

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