precipice

(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.

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

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IN BRIEF: A high and very steep vertical cliff.

We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent us from seeing it. — Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

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See Cliff.

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For a list of words related to precipice, see:

• Hills, Hollows, and Valleys - precipice: vertical or near vertical face of hill or mountain; cliff

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See words rhyming with "precipice."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Precipice.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - stejl skrænt, afgrund

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgrond, steile rotswand, rand van de afgrond, dreigende ramp

Français (French)
n. - (lit, fig) précipice

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abgrund

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βάραθρο, γκρεμός

Italiano (Italian)
precipizio, burrone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - precipício (m)

Русский (Russian)
обрыв, пропасть

Español (Spanish)
n. - precipicio, despeñadero, abismo, sima

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stup, avgrund

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
断崖, 险境, 绝壁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斷崖, 險境, 絕壁

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 절벽, 벼랑, 위기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 絶壁

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جرف, هاويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צוק, סף התהום, מורד תלול, סכנה‬

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