dropping headfirst down a precipice
Specifically refers to the act of throwing or dropping something (or someone) upside down from a cliff or high place. Often associated with historical or dramatic contexts, such as executions or battle tactics.
In the Warring States period, there was an execution method of dropping prisoners headfirst from a cliff.
downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
Describes a rapid, headlong descent down a steep slope, often in sports like skiing or mountain biking, or in a metaphorical sense of a swift downward movement.
The skier rushed downhill headlong down the steep slope.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant without okurigana と; less common but acceptable.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for clarity.
Formed from 逆 “inverted; contrary” and 落とし, the nominal form of 落とす “to drop.” Here さか functions as a native combining form expressing reversal or inversion.