ALL meanings of cliff-hanger
cliff-hang·er
C c - noun cliff-hanger a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment. 1
- noun cliff-hanger a single installment in such a serial. 1
- noun cliff-hanger a suspenseful movie, novel, etc. 1
- noun cliff-hanger the suspenseful ending itself. 1
- noun cliff-hanger a situation or contest of which the outcome is suspensefully uncertain up to the very last moment: The game was a cliffhanger, but our team finally won. 1
- noun cliff-hanger Alternative spelling of cliffhanger. 0