All 3 Uses of
precipice
in
The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
- Then he thought this had carried him too far to the left — and as he came up he had seen precipices on that side.†
Chpt 5
- It was so narrow and deep, and the precipices which surrounded it so sheer, that it was like a huge pit or trench.†
Chpt 6
- ...steep and narrow, with precipices on either side.
Chpt 6 *precipices = steep cliffs
Definition:
a very steep cliff
or:
any dangerous situation
or:
any dangerous situation