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Swedish
Etymology
From tvär + stup. See also tvärt. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tverrstup.
Noun
tvärstup n
- a sheer drop-off, a sheer precipice ((nearly) vertical precipice (emphasizing steepness or an imposing drop and sometimes the "suddenness" of the downward change of direction))
När de sprang från monstret kom de till ett tvärstup- As they ran from the monster, they came to a sheer drop-off
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