Hypertext Webster Gateway: "precipice"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr['e]cipice, L. praecipitium,
fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput,
capitis, the head. See {Pre-}, and {Chief}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
precipice
n : a very steep cliff
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