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Precipice vs Jurang - What's the difference?

precipice | jurang |

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

    jurang

    Not English

    Jurang has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'jurang':

    jarring, jeering, jurying