Meaning of precipice

prec•i•pice

Pronunciation: (pres'u-pis), [key]

— n.

a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
a situation of great peril: on the precipice of war.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

precipice (Thesaurus)

precious stone precipitable

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