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Definition of Precipice
1. Noun. A very steep cliff.
Definition of Precipice
1. n. A sudden or headlong fall.
Definition of Precipice
1. Noun. A very steep cliff. ¹
2. Noun. The brink of a dangerous situation. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A headlong fall or descent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Precipice
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Precipice
Literary usage of Precipice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1901)
"They should, however, first follow the precipice Walk far enough to get a view of
... (Route hence to precipice Walk, see above.) Returning to the road and ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The bluff, or precipice, was once the scene of a murder and was believed to be
haunted by a ghost. ..."
3. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"At their feet the precipice where the limestone was quarried ai Below was a jumble
of hills and tiny villages — Mati Ambergate, Stoney Middleton. ..."
4. The Real Japan: Studies of Contemporary Japanese Manners, Morals by Henry Norman (1892)
"And none too soon, for there between us and the rest of the party was a long AT
THE EDGE OF THE precipice. crack several inches wide. ..."
5. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises , and Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans (1839)
"Many of those who hang about princes, for their own interested purposes, are
strewing with flowers the path which leads to the edge of a precipice, ..."
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