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Headland vs Precipice - What's the difference?

headland | precipice | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between headland and precipice

is that headland is a bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape while precipice is a very steep cliff.

headland

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape.
  • The unplowed boundary of a field.

    • Synonyms

    * (coastal land that juts into the sea) peninsula

    See also

    * abuttal * portolan

    precipice

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A very steep cliff.
  • * 1719-
    • 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
  • (obsolete) A headlong fall or descent.

    • Synonyms

    * cliff

    Related terms

    * precipitous * precipitously * precipitousness