La palabra inglés para acantilado es
cliff

Definición inglesa

acantilado
1. adj. steep, sheer
2. n-m. cliff
3. Participle. past participle of acantilar

cliff
1. s. Acantilado, risco.

steep
1. adj. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient
2. adj. (informal) expensive
Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep.
3. adj. (obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
4. adj. (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior.
5. s. The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
6. v. To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item
They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.
The tea is steeping.
7. v. (intransitive) To imbue with something.
a town steeped in history
8. s. A liquid used in a steeping process
Corn steep has many industrial uses.
9. s. A rennet bag.

sheer
1. adj. Mero

sheer
1. adj. (textiles) Very thin or transparent.
Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention.
2. adj. (obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
3. adj. (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing.
This poem is sheer nonsense.
Through technological wizardry and sheer audacity, Google has shown how we can transform the intellectual riches of our libraries....
4. adj. Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist.
5. adj. Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
It was a sheer drop of 180 feet.
6. adv. (archaic) Clean; quite; at once.
7. s. A sheer curtain or fabric.
Use sheers to maximize natural light.
8. s. (nautical) The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
9. s. (nautical) An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
10. v. (chiefly nautical) To swerve from a course.
A horse sheers at a bicycle.
11. v. (obsolete) To shear.

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cliff
1. s. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
2. s. (figurative) A point where something abruptly fails or decreases in value etc.
3. s. (music) (obsolete form of clef)