WhAT DOES "Falaise" mean in french?

Question

WhAT DOES "Falaise" mean in french?

Answer 1

Falaise is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in Normandy, northwestern France.

Answer 2

Falaise is  a cliff,that's the primary answer,that's some towns have falaise for name  is irrelevant.

Answer 3

Cliffs

Answer 4

It depends on the context

[1] some options include: cliff (seashore), cliff edge, and steep rock (edge).

Click on the link for pictures:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falaise

[2] Falaise is also the name of several communes in France:

Falaise, Ardennes,

Falaise, Calvados

Falaise, Yvelines

[3] Falaise is also an escarpment in Quebec City