OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9299

precipice

/ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
despeñadero • precipicio
A very steep cliff.
I resolved to remove my tent from the place where it stood, which was just under the hanging precipice of the hill; and which, if it should be shaken again, would certainly fall up…