Both Uses
peril
in
A Horseman in the Sky
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- In case of failure, their position would be perilous in the extreme; and fail they surely would, should accident or vigilance apprise the enemy of the movement.†
*perilous = dangerous
- By conscience and courage, by deeds of devotion and daring, he soon commended himself to his fellows and his officers; and it was to these qualities and to some knowledge of the country that he owed his selection for his present perilous duty at the extreme outpost.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(peril) danger
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)