precipice

prec·i·pice  (prs-ps)

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.]

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precipice

Noun

the very steep face of a cliff [Latin praecipitium steep place]

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"

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precipice

noun cliff, crag, rock face, cliff face, height, brink, bluff, sheer drop, steep cliff, scarp

Translations

precipice [ˈprɛsɪpɪs] n → precipicio

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precipice [ˈprɛsɪpɪs] n → précipice m

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precipice [ˈprɛsɪpɪs] n (also fig) → Abgrund m

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precipice [ˈprɛsɪpɪs] n → precipizio