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escarpment
es·carp·ment E0209000 (ĭ-skärp′mənt)n.1. A steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.2. A steep slope in front of a fortification.escarpment (ɪˈskɑːpmənt) n1. (Physical Geography) a. the long continuous steep face of a ridge or plateau formed by erosion; scarpb. any steep slope, such as one resulting from faulting2. (Fortifications) a steep artificial slope immediately in front of the rampart of a fortified placees•carp•ment (ɪˈskɑrp mənt)
n. 1. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. 2. ground cut into an escarp around a fortification or defensive position. [1795–1805; < French escarpement. See escarp, -ment] es·carp·ment (ĭ-skärp′mənt) A steep slope or long cliff formed by erosion or by vertical movement of the Earth's crust along a fault.escarpment, scarp, palisade(s) - A cliff formation or line of cliffs can be called an escarpment, scarp (from Italian scarpa, "slope"), or palisade(s).See also related terms for slope.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | escarpment - a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosionscarpincline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" | | 2. | escarpment - a steep artificial slope in front of a fortificationescarp, protective embankment, scarpfortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
Translationsescarpment
escarpment or scarp, long cliff, bluff, or steep slope, caused usually by geologic faulting (see faultfault,
in geology, fracture in the earth's crust in which the rock on one side of the fracture has measurable movement in relation to the rock on the other side. Faults on other planets and satellites of the solar system also have been recognized.
..... Click the link for more information. ) or by erosion of tilted rock layers. An example of a fault scarp is the north face of the San Jacinto Mts. in California. Examples of erosional escarpments include the Palisades along the Hudson River and the long break separating the coastal region from the inland area in Texas, roughly paralleling the coast.escarpment[ə′skärp·mənt] (geology) A cliff or steep slope of some extent, generally separating two level or gently sloping areas, and produced by erosion or by faulting. Also known as scarp. (ordnance) The ground surrounding a fortified place which has been cut away nearly vertically to prevent an enemy's approach. escarpmentA steep slope in front of a fortification to impede the approach of an enemy.escarpmenta. the long continuous steep face of a ridge or plateau formed by erosion; scarp b. any steep slope, such as one resulting from faulting escarpment
escarpmentA long, steep face of rock or dirt. escarpment
Synonyms for escarpmentnoun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridgeSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortificationSynonyms- escarp
- protective embankment
- scarp
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