sheer drop
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While it’s mostly a sheer drop from the U.N. grounds to the water, there’s a Coast Guard cutter capable of breaking ice that’s moored at a makeshift dock.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The glacier straddles the ridge between two mountains, creating a gushing waterfall with a sheer drop into the lagoon below.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2022
I crawled up it and found a sheer drop facing the inaccessible summit.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2019
Now, there is sheer drop of about 10m from the top of the bank to the riverbed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2017
‘No, not that way! There’s a sheer drop over the wall. Follow me!’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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