chalkface
- Noun. (geology) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover.
- Noun. The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school (a metaphor for coalface, after the chalk used on school blackboards).
- Noun. (uncountable) A musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.
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