overhanging face

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• Kangshung Face, Mount Everest — The Kangshung Face is the East Face of Mount Everest, one of the Tibetan sides of the mountain. It is 3,350 metres (11,000 ft) from its base on the Kangshung Glacier to the summit. Mount Everest , 1:50,000 map, 1:25,000 map, and route guide.… …   Wikipedia

• Potrero Chico — El Potrero Chico is an internationally renowned rock climbing area in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, 3 km outside the town of Hidalgo. Long a destination for rock climbers from around the world, Climbers from Austin, Texas, notably, Jeff… …   Wikipedia

• cliff — noun Etymology: Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old High German klep cliff, Old Norse klif Date: before 12th century a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice ; precipice • cliffy adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• precipice — precipiced, adj. /pres euh pis/, n. 1. a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face. 2. a situation of great peril: on the precipice of war. [1590 1600; < MF < L praecipitium steep place, equiv. to praecipit (s. of praeceps)… …   Universalium

• cliff —    Any high, very steep to perpendicular or overhanging face of rock or earth; a precipice.    Compare: bluff, beveled base.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• precipice — prec•i•pice [[t]ˈprɛs ə pɪs[/t]] n. 1) a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face 2) a situation of great peril • Etymology: 1590–1600; < MF < L praecipitium steep place =praecipit (s. of praeceps) steep, headlong… …   From formal English to slang

• precipice — /ˈprɛsəpəs / (say presuhpuhs) noun 1. a cliff with a vertical, or nearly vertical, or overhanging face. 2. a situation of great peril. {French, from Latin praecipitium} …  

• Glossary of climbing terms — This page describes terms and jargon related to climbing and mountaineering. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A …   Wikipedia

• Cliff — Precipice redirects here. For other uses, see Precipice (disambiguation). Rock face redirects here. For other uses, see Rock face (disambiguation). For other uses, see Cliff (disambiguation). The Trango Towers in Pakistan. Their vertical faces… …   Wikipedia

• History of wood carving — From the remotest ages the decoration of wood has been a foremost art. The tendency of human nature has always been to ornament every article in use. The North American Indian carves his wooden fish hook or his pipe stem just as the Polynesian… …   Wikipedia

• Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium