ADJ.
near, under
VERB + PRECIPICE
climbing, driving, edge, fall, hanging, marching, plunged, stand
PRECIPICE + NOUN
chloe, hill
PREP.
down, into, on, towards
noun
A very steep cliff.
I resolved to remove my tent from the place where it stood, which was just under the hanging precipice of the hill; and which, if it should be shaken again, would certainly fall upon my tent[…]
The brink of a dangerous situation.
to stand on a precipice
In emailed comments supporting the new initiative, the laureate professor Noam Chomsky said: “Humans are marching towards a precipice. When we reach it, unthinkable catastrophe is inevitable. […]”
A headlong fall or descent.
I resolved to remove my tent from the place where it stood, which was just under the hanging precipice of the hill; and which, if it should be shaken again, would certainly fall upon my tent[…]
Wiktionaryto stand on a precipice
WiktionaryIn emailed comments supporting the new initiative, the laureate professor Noam Chomsky said: “Humans are marching towards a precipice. When we reach it, unthinkable catastrophe is inevitable. […]”
WiktionaryAnother step, and you will fall down the precipice.
Tatoeba · #31437The climber stayed alert while climbing the precipice.
Tatoeba · #44820Daphnis frequently collected such of the sheep as had strayed, and if a goat ventured too near a precipice Chloe drove it back.
Tatoeba · #6212384i Register
In some senses, precipice is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.