precipice

prec·i·pice

P0510800 (prĕs′ə-pĭs)n.1. An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.2. The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation: on the precipice of defeat.

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[French précipice, from Latin praecipitium, from praeceps, praecipit-, headlong; see precipitate.]

precipice

(ˈprɛsɪpɪs) n1. (Physical Geography) a. the steep sheer face of a cliff or cragb. the cliff or crag itself2. a precarious situation[C16: from Latin praecipitium steep place, from praeceps headlong] ˈprecipiced adj

prec•i•pice

(ˈprɛs ə pɪs)

n. 1. a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face. 2. a situation of great peril. [1590–1600; < Middle French < Latin praecipitium steep place =praecipit- (s. of praeceps) steep, headlong] prec′i•piced, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

precipice - a very steep cliff cliff, drop-off, drop - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

precipice

noun cliff, crag, rock face, cliff face, height, brink, bluff, sheer drop, steep cliff, scarp The path had sheer rock on one side and a precipice on the other.

Translations

悬崖

precipice

(ˈpresipis) noun a steep cliff. 懸崖 悬崖precipitous (priˈsipitəs) adjective very steep. 陡峭的 陡峭的