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escarpment

/ɛ'skɑrpmənt/

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noun
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
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escarp protective embankment scarp

type of:
fortification munition
noun
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
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scarp

type of:
incline side slope

Definition that contains escarpment

colorado plateau a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner