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bluff
A steep slope at the side of a bend in the river. A bluff forms on the outside of a meander by the erosive action of the slow-moving river water. Some bluffs are as much as 100 m (330 ft) tall.
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• GEOLOGY AND PLANETARY SCIENCESource: U.S. Geological Survey
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