chalkface

noun — 2 senses

chalkface

noun

Etymology From chalk + face. In the education sense, it is a play on coalface (“place where practical work is done”), after the chalk used on school blackboards, and is believed to have been coined by Ted Wragg for his Times Educational Supplement column.

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover

Education The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school.

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