precipice

• Indeed, there can be no doubt that the house of Eumaeus was on the top of the precipice; for Ulysses, in order to evince the truth of his story to the swineherd, desires to be thrown from the summit if his narration does not prove correct Near the bottom of the precipice is a curious natural gallery, about seven feet high, which is expressed in the plate. —  Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6)
• It was cut smooth and enclosed between parallel walls; the outer of which secures the passenger from the precipice, which is deep and dreadful.... The sea beats at the bottom of the way. —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 2
• He had got near enough to the eagles to startle them into flight, and this had happened just before the mist had rolled down the mountain sides into the cańon Now, Rube knew well that to climb down a precipice is always more difficult than the ascent; and that to attempt the descent in a thick mist was doubly perilous. —  Kiddie the Scout
• There is no other pass but this, and that of Belawin, which is equally dangerous for an army; so that the district of Suse, which was formerly a kingdom might be defended by a few men, against an invading army from Marocco of several thousands, by taking a judicious position at the southern extremity of this narrow path and tremendous precipice which is but a few yards in length. —  An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa
• If it had gone over, the consequences would have been dire, for the precipice was, not sheer, but still a very steep slope of ice, several hundred feet deep, which terminated in those rugged masses on the berg-shore that had fallen from the cliffs above. —  Red Rooney The Last of the Crew

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