Precipice vs Ravine - What's the difference?
precipice | ravine |
A very steep cliff.
* 1719-
The brink of a dangerous situation.
(obsolete) A headlong fall or descent.
A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
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As nouns the difference between precipice and ravine
is that precipice is a very steep cliff while ravine is a deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.precipice
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- 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...
- ''to stand on a precipice
Synonyms
* cliffravine
English
("ravine" on Wikipedia)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=He fell into a reverie, a most dangerous state of mind for a chauffeur, since a fall into reverie on the part of a driver may mean a fall into a ravine on the part of the machine.}}