| 单词 | precipitousness |
| 例句 | The loftiest peak is about three thousand feet above the sea, but on account of the extreme precipitousness of the island it appears much higher. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z There is a stock story they tell of the Arrow Lakes, and which appears intended to convey to the simple tourist a graphic idea of the precipitousness of their rocky walls. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Owing to the precipitousness of the banks, I was unable to gain my object, and was therefore compelled to remain in the stream. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z But it is often possible to ascertain from a distance, if the cliff can be got relieved against the sky, the approximate degree of its precipitousness. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) The precipitousness of the affair had taken her breath away and driven all thought in mad rout from her mind. Carmen Ariza Where is the sharpness and precipitousness, the contempt for life, whether one's own, or another's? Memories and Studies Their great anxiety to trade for powder indicated their lack of that article and partly explained the precipitousness of their retreat. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 With characteristic precipitousness Flame jumped to her feet. Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs The knoll fell away in bushy precipitousness to the plain below. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Mrs. Landry rose with precipitousness, and the beautiful lady, very red, followed. The Beautiful Lady There is a river there called the Kaoma, running into the lake, the sides of which are similar in precipitousness to the rocks before us.' Atlantis : the antediluvian world The first impression when one arrives at Hopi Point is of the nearness of the buttes, and the sheer precipitousness of the place upon which he stands. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it |
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