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corniche

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Roads
cor·niche /kɔːˈniːʃ $ kɔːr-/ noun [countable]  TTRa road built along a coast 滨海路
Examples from the Corpus
cornicheThe luxury hotel is located on a corniche by the Nile.
Origin corniche (1800-1900) French Italian cornice; → CORNICE
cor·niche nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a a coast built along road


corniche
corniche /kɔːˈniːʃ $ kɔːr-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: Italian cornice; cornice
a road built along a coast