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cliffhanger
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
cliffhanger \cliffhanger\ n. a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end.
2. an episode of a drama that ends in suspense.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context narratology English) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense. 2 (context by extension English) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
WordNet
n. a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
an episode that ends in suspense
Wikipedia
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is hoped to ensure the audience will return to see how the characters resolve the dilemma.
Some serials end with the caveat "To Be Continued..." or "The End?" In movie serials and television series the following episode sometimes begins with a recap sequence.
Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action adventure film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, and John Lithgow. Based on a concept by climber John Long, the film follows Gabe (Stallone; who co-wrote the screenplay) a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in the failed heist of a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. The film earned $255 million worldwide.
Cliffhanger is a plot device as an ending of a fictional work.
Cliffhanger(s) or Cliff Hanger(s) may also refer to:
Film and television:- Cliffhanger (film), 1993 action film starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow
- Cliffhangers (TV series), American television series
- Cliff Hanger (Between the Lions), recurring character on the children's television series Between the Lions
- Cliff Hangers (The Price Is Right), pricing game
- Cliff Hanger (album), 1985 album by Jimmy Cliff
- Cliffhanger (band), Dutch Progressive Rock band
- "Cliffhanger", a song by Man Overboard from Heavy Love
- Cliffhanger (comics), an imprint (brand name) of the comic book publisher Wildstorm
- Cliff Hanger (comic strip), two separate 1983 comic strips
- Cliffhanger (video game) video game based on the 1993 film
- Cliff Hanger (video game), 1983 laserdisc video game based on the manga and anime series Lupin III
- Cliffhanger (roller coaster), roller coaster at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
- Cliffhanger (ride), amusement park ride
Cliffhanger was an imprint of Wildstorm, publishing creator-owned comic books. It was founded in 1998 by Joe Madureira, J. Scott Campbell and Humberto Ramos, when Wildstorm was still part of Image Comics (the studio has since been sold to DC Comics).
The imprint ended in summer of 2004 when it was merged with Homage Comics line to form the Wildstorm Signature Series.
Cliffhanger is a video game that was released in 1993 and is based on the film of the same name. The game supports one player.
The Cliff Hanger is a ride that is very popular, and is seen at amusement parks and traveling shows. The ride is for the intent of simulating hang gliding.
Cliffhanger (1993–2001) was a Dutch progressive rock band.
Cliffhanger is a steel roller coaster at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Originally located at Celebration City in Branson, Missouri, the ride was moved to its present location in 2012. It officially reopened on June 15, 2012.
Usage examples of "cliffhanger".
I think it may be awhile before I get back to them again, although the fans are going to howl their heads off about that cliffhanger ending on the train out of Lud.
I should be happy and guess I am, but I'm still getting a ton of letters about the cliffhanger ending.
I should be happy and guess I am, but I’m still getting a ton of letters about the cliffhanger ending.
Meanwhile, she was trying hard to forget the opening scene in Cliffhanger, where a frightened climber plunges to her death.
The cliffhanger ending, with the Armada approaching even as Sister Bernie faces the headman's axe, made for a long and suspenseful week as Vixites throughout the country waited avidly to find out what would happen next.
In The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman deftly weaves the cliffhangers and mysteries of The Golden Compass and The Subtle.
Although the people of Lancre were technically new to all this, down at genetic level they knew that when the mob is at the gate the mobee should be screaming defiance in a burning laboratory or engaged in a cliffhanger struggle with some hero on the battlements.