Plural of precipice
regular plural
The plural of precipice is precipices.
Forms of precipice
| Singular | precipice /ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | precipices |
| Countable | countable |
Precipices in a sentence
- Up and round and through caves and out over precipices at a million miles an hour.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 38. From the entry million
- It has deep water and is surrounded on all sides by steep precipices.1945 May, Notes on the China Coast, volume XIV, number 5, →OCLC, page 22. From the entry Sansha
- A self-described acrophobe who shied away from the precipices of the skyscrapers he was constructing, he loved piloting his own airplanes.2016 February 11, David W. Dunlap, “John Tishman, an Acrophobe Who Took the Manhattan Skyline to New Heights”, in The New York Times…. From the entry acrophobe
- They hang suspended over precipices, these rocky eeries of grim birds of prey that bequeath their appetite for murder and loot to their brood.1910, Hans Adolf Erwein Max graf von Königsmarck, P. H. Oakley Williams, A German Staff Officer in India. From the entry eerie
Meaning of precipice
- noun A very steep cliff.
- noun The brink of a dangerous situation.
- noun A headlong fall or descent.
Questions about the plural of precipice
- What is the plural of precipice?
- The plural of precipice is precipices.
- Is precipice countable?
- Precipice is a countable noun.
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