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cavidades y cornisas del acantilado

English translation: cliff recesses and ledges


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Spanish term or phrase:cavidades y cornisas del acantilado
English translation:cliff recesses and ledges
Entered by: Claudia Luque Bedregal
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19:05 Feb 5, 2007
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Archaeology / descripción de estructuras (guía turística)
Spanish term or phrase: cavidades y cornisas del acantilado
El conjunto de tumbas descubierto en el año xxx está ubicado sobre las cavidades y cornisas del acantilado, utilizando también las fallas geológicas en los farallones rocosos.

Are they talking about the cliff's openings and ledges?...

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Claudia Luque Bedregal
Peru
Local time: 13:03
cliff recesses and ledges
Explanation:
ledges in the sense of "overhanging rocks" as opposed to recesses.
Hope this helps.


Peregrine Watch at Wick Quarry
In more recent years peregrines have begun to exploit cliff ledges created ... Peregrine falcons nest on cliff ledges, they do not collect materials to make ...
www.peregrinewatch.info/teacherszone.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar pages

[PPT]
Good Morning
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Eagles build their nests in tall tress, cliff ledges, or in other high, private places. They weave twigs and sticks together then line the nest with leaves, ...
www-tep.ucsd.edu/EDS161AFa06/Week5.ppt - Similar pages

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado - Travel Photos by Galen R ...
They lived in pithouses clustered into small villages, which they usually built on the mesa tops but occasionally in the cliff recesses. ...
www.galenfrysinger.com/mesa_verde_colorado.htm - 67k - Cached - Similar pages

7 ~ Montezuma Castle National Monument is the site of early 12th Century cliff dwellings of great proportions: 5 and 6 stories high, 20 to 45 rooms, set in cliff recesses a hundred feet above the valley floor.
http://www.englandhousebandb.com/attractions.html
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 13:03
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Thanks Luis! I think this is what the author/client meant
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4cliffs' hollows and cornices
patricia scott
4cliff recesses and ledges
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)


  

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cliff recesses and ledges


Explanation:
ledges in the sense of "overhanging rocks" as opposed to recesses.
Hope this helps.


Peregrine Watch at Wick Quarry
In more recent years peregrines have begun to exploit cliff ledges created ... Peregrine falcons nest on cliff ledges, they do not collect materials to make ...
www.peregrinewatch.info/teacherszone.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar pages

[PPT]
Good Morning
File Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - View as HTML
Eagles build their nests in tall tress, cliff ledges, or in other high, private places. They weave twigs and sticks together then line the nest with leaves, ...
www-tep.ucsd.edu/EDS161AFa06/Week5.ppt - Similar pages

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado - Travel Photos by Galen R ...
They lived in pithouses clustered into small villages, which they usually built on the mesa tops but occasionally in the cliff recesses. ...
www.galenfrysinger.com/mesa_verde_colorado.htm - 67k - Cached - Similar pages

7 ~ Montezuma Castle National Monument is the site of early 12th Century cliff dwellings of great proportions: 5 and 6 stories high, 20 to 45 rooms, set in cliff recesses a hundred feet above the valley floor.
http://www.englandhousebandb.com/attractions.html

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 13:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Thanks Luis! I think this is what the author/client meant
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cliffs' hollows and cornices


Explanation:
literal, but it is what it is

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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2007-02-06 23:21:58 GMT)
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Cornice (climbing)
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This article is about the snow formation. For the architectural use, see cornice.

The summit of San Jacinto Peak covered by a cornice formed by wind-blown snow.
The summit of San Jacinto Peak covered by a cornice formed by wind-blown snow.

In climbing, a cornice is an overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain which are built up by drifting snow. Cornices are extremely dangerous and should never be walked on or under without adequate protection, or if other options are either not available or are more hazardous.

[edit] See also

* List of climbing topics
* Corniche

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornice_(climbing)"

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patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 20:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Patricia. I agree with the hollows part, but all the references I've gotten for cornices are regarding buildings and structures but nothing regarding to cliffs.

Asker: Thanks again Patricia. I've learned new things thanks to you. Have a nice weekend!

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