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noun
- 1. a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one: "we swerved toward the edge of the precipice"
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PRECIPICE definition: 1. a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain: 2. a dangerous situation that could lead to harm or…. Learn more.
The meaning of PRECIPICE is a very steep or overhanging place. How to use precipice in a sentence.
1. countable noun. A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain. 2. countable noun. If you say that someone is on the edge of a precipice, you mean that they are in a dangerous situation in which they are extremely close to disaster or failure. The banks brought the economy to the edge of a precipice.
PRECIPICE meaning: 1. a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain: 2. a dangerous situation that could lead to harm or…. Learn more.
Precipice definition: a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.. See examples of PRECIPICE used in a sentence.
IPA guide. Other forms: precipices. Cartoon characters often end up on a precipice, the edge of a steep cliff, where their chubby toes curl and cling as they totter and eventually fall, making a hole in the ground below and getting up again. Most real people avoid precipices.
Definition of precipice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
