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cliff-hanger

cliff-hanger

See also: cliffhanger and cliff hanger

English

Noun

cliff-hanger (plural cliff-hangers)

  1. Alternative spelling of cliffhanger
    • 1939, "Theater gossip," The Independent (St. Petersbury, Florida), 28 Oct. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009):
      Once upon a time the movie mecca teamed with redskins, and all of them made good livings in the many "horse operas" and "cliff hanger" serials of the industry's beginning.