Corniche Definition

kôrnĭsh, kôr-nēsh
noun
A roadway that winds along a cliff or steep slope.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Corniche

Noun

Singular:
corniche
Plural:
corniches

Origin of Corniche

  • Short for French route en corniche route road en on corniche rock ledge, cornice (from Italian cornice cornice)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French corniche (“ledge”).

    From Wiktionary

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