precipice Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a very steep cliff

WordNet


Prec"i*pice noun
Etymology
F. précipice, L. praecipitium, fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput, capitis, the head. See Pre-, and Chief.
Definitions
  1. A sudden or headlong fall. Obs. Fuller.
  2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.
    Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew. Dryden.

Webster 1913