precipice
1. A sudden or headlong fall.
2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff. Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew. (Dryden)
Origin: F. Precipice, L. Praecipitium, fr. Praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae = before – caput, capitis, the head. See Pre-, and Chief.
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