precipice
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The meaning (definition) of the word precipice
a very steep rock edge where the ground drops straight down
The word precipice used in a sentence
“We stood well back from the precipice and looked at the sea far below”
Words that mean the same as precipice (synonyms)
cliffbluff
How the word precipice is said around the world
| French | précipice (pray-see-PEES) |
| Spanish | precipicio (pray-thee-PEE-thee-oh) |
| Mandarin | 悬崖 (shwen yah) |
| Hindi | खड़ी चट्टान (kha-REE chat-TAAN) |
| Arabic | حافة هاوية (HAA-fah HAA-wee-yah) |
| Russian | обрыв (a-BRIF) |
| Portuguese (EU) | precipício (pruh-see-PEE-see-oo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | precipício (preh-see-PEE-see-oo) |
| Japanese | がけ (GAH-keh) |
| German | Klippe (KLIP-eh) |
| Urdu | کھڑی چٹان کا کنارا (kha-REE cha-TAAN kah ki-NAA-rah) |
| Punjabi | ਖੜੀ ਚਟਾਨ ਦਾ ਕਿਨਾਰਾ (kha-REE cha-TAAN daa ki-NAA-raa) |
| Korean | 절벽 (JUL-byuhk) |
| Hebrew | מַצּוּק (mah-TSOOK) |
| Greek | γκρεμός (greh-MOHS) |
| Dutch | klif (klif) |
| Tagalog | bangin (BAH-ngin) |
| Vietnamese | vách đá (vahk DAH) |
| Turkish | uçurum (oo-choo-ROOM) |
| Persian | پرتگاه (part-GAH) |
| Polish | urwisko (oor-VEES-koh) |
| Ukrainian | урвище (OOR-vih-shcheh) |
| Bengali | খাদের কিনারা (KHAH-der kee-NAH-rah) |
| Swedish | stup (stoop) |
| Italian | precipizio (preh-chee-PEET-see-oh) |
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