Precipice
noun
1.
a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
2.
a situation of great peril:
on the precipice of war.
noun
1.
the steep sheer face of a cliff or crag
the cliff or crag itself
2.
a precarious situation
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