A few steps more, and I was standing on the very edge of a bank, a precipice not less than fifty feet deep (W. H. Hudson).
SYNONYM(S): escarpment.By giving the nation the feeling of hanging on a precipice, they succeeded in mobilizing public opinion behind them (Newsweek).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
prec·i·pice — … Useful english dictionary
prec — prec; prec·a·to·ry; prec·e·den·tial; prec·e·dent·less; prec·i·pice; prec·a·tive; un·prec·e·dent·ed·ly; un·prec·e·dent·ed·ness; … English syllables
pice — aus·pice; pice; prec·i·pice; cop·pice; hos·pice; … English syllables
precipice — prec·i·pice … English syllables
precipice — prec•i•pice [[t]ˈprɛs ə pɪs[/t]] n. 1) a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face 2) a situation of great peril • Etymology: 1590–1600; < MF < L praecipitium steep place =praecipit (s. of praeceps) steep, headlong… … From formal English to slang
precipice — prec|i|pice [ presəpıs ] noun count 1. ) a very steep high cliff 2. ) a very dangerous situation: The country sat at the edge of a financial precipice … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
