precipice
IPA: prˈɛsʌpʌs
noun
- A very steep cliff.
- (figurative) The brink of a dangerous situation.
- (obsolete) A headlong fall or descent.
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Examples of "precipice" in Sentences
- We are now on the edge of precipice.
- He stood on the edge of the precipice.
- They brought him back from the edge of the precipice.
- It was over the edge of the precipice in social terms.
- You got rocks on one side and a precipice on the other.
- While battling they are nearing the brink of a precipice.
- While battling, they are nearing the brink of a precipice.
- They both fight to get it back and fall off the precipice.
- The cliffs and precipices of hills allure and excite tourists.
- It is the image that haunts the man on the precipice and the confessor alike.