dropoffs
Places things plummet
Dropoffs are points where things are left—packages at a collection site, children at school or daycare.
The word also names steep descents where terrain suddenly falls away: The trail ends at a dramatic dropoff into the canyon.
A dropoff can also be a decline in quantity or activity: a dropoff in sales, a dropoff in attendance after the first week.
Become or make smaller
- downturnEconomic decline period
- fallDescend under gravity
- slumpExtended period of decline
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
ebb · reduction · plunge · falloff · tumble · shrinkage · contraction · deterioration
Vertical rock wall
- precipiceSteep rock face
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
bluff · sheer · vertical · edge · brink · overlook · viewpoint · plunge
Wrapped item for delivery
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- courierDelivery person or service
- shipmentGoods being transported
- doorstepEntrance's bottom ledge
porch · curbside · logistics · freight · dispatch · carrier · tracking · express
Termination without cause
- terminationAct of ending something
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- firingTerminating employment
sacking · downsizing · severance · release · departure · attrition · turnover
decrease
Become or make smaller
dip · ebb · reduction · plunge · falloff · tumble · shrinkage · contraction · deterioration · wane
cliff
Vertical rock wall
- precipiceSteep rock face
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
overhang · bluff · sheer · vertical · edge · brink · overlook · viewpoint · plunge · descent
package
Wrapped item for delivery
doorstep · porch · curbside · logistics · freight · dispatch · carrier · tracking · express · mail
layoff
Termination without cause
- terminationAct of ending something
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
firing · sacking · downsizing · severance · release · departure · attrition · turnover
cutoff
Point of termination
benchmark · parameter · criteria · boundary · level · point · cap · ceiling · floor · requirement
dropoffsplateaus
Elevated flat terrain
flats · level ground · rolling hills · plains · flatlands