precipice

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a very steep cliff
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr['e]cipice, L. praecipitium, fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput, capitis, the head. See Pre-, and Chief.]

1.A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

2.A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff. [1913 Webster]

Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
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