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cor·niche  audio  (kôrnsh, kôr-nsh) KEY 

NOUN:
A road that winds along the side of a steep coast or cliff.
ETYMOLOGY:
Short for French route en corniche : route, road + en, on + corniche, rock ledge, cornice (from Italian cornice; see cornice)


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