precipice
[noun]
Synonyms: cliff, bluff, crag, height, rock face

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English Thesaurus: mountain, hill, Mount, cliff, precipice, ...

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pre‧ci‧pice /ˈpresəpəs, ˈpresɪpəs/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin praecipitium, from praeceps 'headfirst', from caput 'head']

1. a very steep side of a high rock, mountain, or cliff:
A loose rock tumbled over the precipice.

2. a dangerous situation in which something very bad could happen:
The stock market is on the edge of a precipice.

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mountain a very high hill:
the highest mountain in Austria
hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top:
We went for a walk in the hills.
The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills.
Mount (also Mt written abbreviation) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’:
Mount Everest
cliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea:
the white cliffs of Dover
precipice especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff:
They were standing on the edge of a precipice.
crag a high steep rock or mountain:
An eagle sailed over the high crags.
ridge a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain:
I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge.
knoll a small round hill:
a grassy knoll
volcano a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out:
the eruption of a volcano
summit the very highest point of a mountain:
the summit of Mt Everest
peak especially literary the top of a mountain:
the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas
a distant peak
range/chain a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line:
the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Sweden
foothills a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains:
the Sierra foothills

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