escarpment
Meaning
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
Synonyms
Translations
escarpement
scarpata
escarpa
escarpa
steile Stelle
talúsPronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/
Etymology
Borrowed from French escarpement. By surface analysis, escarp + -ment.
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