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precipice
very steep cliff or dangerous drop
Synonyms
- cliff
- crag
- escarpment
Antonyms
- plain
- lowland
- valley
precipice in a sentence
The ruined fortress stood on a precipice above the sea.
The goats moved confidently along the narrow precipice while the hikers kept their distance.
Where it comes from
From Latin praecipitium, meaning 'a steep fall.'
Memory hook
PRECIPICE starts like PRECIPITATE, to fall suddenly: a precipice has a steep drop.