corniche
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8.1
- noun
- /kɔrˈniʃ/
- All converging on the Corniche, the boulevard overlooking the sea, where vacationers would rent huts so they wouldn't be forced to undress in the public lockers with all the Arabs.
Examples
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On the palm-lined corniche on a weekend evening, cruising cars will suddenly erupt in a chorus of beeps.
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Rapidly growing at the outskirts and along the corniche road, central Tripoli still has the feel of its Italian colonial yesteryear, if you ignore the triple-lifesize posters of Muammar Qaddafi that line the streets.
Academic text (2002) -
On the palm-lined Corniche on a weekend evening, cruising cars will suddenly erupt in a chorus of beeps.
Academic text (2010) -
Although Jeddah has many environmental problems, it also has some attractive social spaces, such as the coastal Corniche, which runs from downtown northward for 30 kilometers or so.
Academic text (2003) -
Its artists' studios, a gallery called Tenq, a performance area, and accommodations were located in an old colonial army barracks on the Corniche of Dakar.
Academic text (1996) -
Robby stood by the railing on the balcony just as the tiny car made its way off and got swallowed up in the street skirting the Corniche.
Fiction book (1994) -
Suddenly, from across the curve of the Lower Corniche, a cow in Monsieur Rogivue's orchard moved her head among the meadow flowers and shook her bell in a slow, melodious rhythm, a kind of hymn.
Academic text (2003) -
Basra's picturesque corniche along the Shatt al-Arab waterway is less than 15 miles from Iran.
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Along Beirut's seaside corniche, Ferrari drivers rev their engines as they sidle past white-clad guards at the St. George yacht club.
Synonyms
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3.7
A road or path chosen for its beautiful views, usually longer than the direct way
An old narrow path that runs along the edge of a field or cliff
How Scenic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word corniche comes from French and Italian words for 'ledge' and is like the English cornice, which is a projecting edge on a building. So a corniche is a road that runs along a cliff like a long stone ledge, which is why it gives wide, beautiful views.