drop-off
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈdrɒpˌɔf/
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precipicio
- Children should be careful near the drop-off where the trail suddenly descends.
- a steep drop-off
- an oblique drop-off
- depth of the drop-off
Examples
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Even shallow water can have fast-moving currents or hide steep drop-offs and dangerous debris.
Blog text (27) -
After 1989, there was a steep drop-off, possibly because of the political uncertainties due to the Gulf War.
Academic text (1999) -
Very quickly, the drop-off along the edge stretched several hundred feet to the base.
Fiction book (2001) -
Bud, we're headed right for the drop-off.
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Such intervention was necessary to prevent injuries when large drop-offs were presented.
Academic text (2009) -
Hey, how deep's the drop-off here?
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We climb to the mountain tops on each side and across to the dangerous drop-off.
Fiction book (2001) -
I backed up, then went twenty feet to the west; a steeper drop-off this time.
Fiction book (1995) -
I recognized the curving slope of the fairway and the steep drop-off to the ocean.
Fiction book (1994) -
The hiker cautiously approached the steep drop-off at the edge of the cliff.
Synonyms
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1.0
A high, steep edge of rock or ground often by the sea
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5.3
A steep high face of rock, like a cliff
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7.4
A very steep cliff with a sudden drop
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4.5
The very edge of a steep place like a cliff
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8.2
A long steep slope or cliff that separates higher land from lower land
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Morphology
Etymology
Drop-off comes from the words drop and off, meaning the ground 'falls' away. Imagine a path that ends and the land drops straight down, and that's why it means a very steep or vertical edge.