precipitous rock
1Rock climbing — History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling …
2precipitous — precipitously, adv. precipitousness, n. /pri sip i teuhs/, adj. 1. of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock. 2. extremely or impassably steep: precipitous mountain trails. 3. precipitate. [1640 50; < obs. F… …
3precipitous — pre•cip•i•tous [[t]prɪˈsɪp ɪ təs[/t]] adj. 1) of the nature of a precipice: a precipitous wall of rock[/ex] 2) extremely steep: precipitous mountain trails[/ex] 3) precipitate • Etymology: 1640–50; < F précipiteux (now obs.) pre•cip′i•tous•ly …
4precipitous — /prəˈsɪpətəs / (say pruh sipuhtuhs) adjective 1. of the nature of a precipice, or characterised by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock. 2. extremely or impassably steep. 3. hasty; rash. {obsolete precipitious, from Latin praecipitium precipice …
5TARPEIAN ROCK — a precipitous cliff on the W. of the Capitoline Hill at Rome, from which in ancient times persons guilty of treason were hurled; named after Tarpeia, a vestal virgin, who betrayed the city to the Sabine soldiers, then besieging Rome, on… …
6Kirkcudbright — 1) KIRKCUDBRIGHT, a royal burgh and a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, of which it is the capital, 28 miles (S. W. by W.) from Dumfries, and 100 (S. W.) from Edinburgh; containing 3526 inhabitants, of whom 2692 are in the burgh. This …
7Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …
8Lasswade — LASSWADE, a parish, in the county of Edinburgh; containing, with the village of Loanhead, and the late quoad sacra district of Roslin, 5025 inhabitants, of whom 539 are in the village of Lasswade, 2½ miles (W. S. W.) from Dalkeith. This parish …
9Stirling — Observe. Reverse. Ancient Burgh Seal. STIRLING, a royal burgh, sea port, and parish, mostly in the county Stirling; containing, with the villages of Cambuskenneth, Raploch, and part of Causeway head, 9095 inhabitants, of whom 8307 are… …
10Inverness-Shire — INVERNESS SHIRE, an extensive county, in the north of Scotland, bounded on the north by Ross shire and the Moray Frith; on the east, by the counties of Nairn, Elgin, Banff, and Aberdeen; on the south, by Perth shire and the county of Argyll;… …
