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Escarpment

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
escarpprotective embankmentscarp
plural
Escarpments
possessive
Escarpment's
pluralpossessive
Escarpments'