Escarpment synonyms

ĭ-skärp'mənt

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cliff
A high, steep face of rock, esp. one on a coast; precipice
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ledge
A projecting ridge of rocks
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escarp
The side of the ditch next to the parapet in a fortification; the scarp.
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ridge (related)
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rock (related)
(Uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
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massif (related)
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anticline (related)
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crag (related)
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tableland (related)
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scarp
The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet
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slope
The slope of the tangent line to a given curve at a designated point
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protective embankment
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
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hillside (related)
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mountain-range (related)
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ravine (related)
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foothill (related)
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plateau (related)
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outcrop (related)
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mountain (related)
A large heap:
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hill (related)
An incline, especially of a road; a slope.
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coastal plain (related)
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Escarpment Sentence Examples

  • Another range, or escarpment, crosses the state from east to west, but is broken into two principal divisions, each having several local names.

  • It climbed gently along the escarpment above the river and was devoid of traffic.

  • In localities the slope is a true escarpment falling 150 and even 250 ft.

  • On the eastern side it presents a fairly continuous escarpment.

  • Each escarpment stands forth where a resistant formation overlies a weaker one; each escarpment is separated from the next higher one by a broad step of weaker strata.

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