prec·i·pice 
(prĕsə-pĭs)
(prĕsə-pĭs)n.
1. An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.
2. The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation: on the precipice of defeat.
[French précipice, from Latin praecipitium, from praeceps, praecipit-, headlong; see PRECIPITATE.]
precipiceCap Canaille
Cassis, France