despeñadero — meaning in English

English meaning

• crag noun A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
• precipice noun A very steep cliff or drop.

Senses

despeñadero is used for these senses in English:

• crag (Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
• precipice A very steep cliff.

crag — full definition

1. noun A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
2. noun A rough, broken fragment of rock.
3. noun A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs.
4. noun A game played with three dice, similar to Yahtzee.

precipice — full definition

1. noun A very steep cliff or drop.
2. noun The edge of a dangerous or critical situation, used figuratively.

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