断だん崖がい

noun

precipice; cliff; bluff

A steep, often sheer rock face; used in both literal and figurative contexts (e.g., 断崖絶壁).

• その道みちは断だん崖がいの上うえを通とおっていた。

  The road ran along the top of a cliff.

• 断だん崖がいから海うみを見み下おろすと、波なみが岩いわに打うちつけていた。

  Looking down from the precipice, the waves were crashing against the rocks.