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Escarpment
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Landforms:
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.
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Origin
escarpment
English
escarpement
French
Sourced from
Etym
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Embankment
Ridge
Hillside
Canyon
Valley
Plateau
Outcrop
Headland
Glacier
Shoreline
River
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Mountain
Foothills
Himalayas
Massif
Lake
Mountainside
Hills
Crater
Plains
Gorge
Basin
Lagoon
Coastline
Coast
Highlands
Valleys
Riverbank
Estuary
Crest
Terrain
Peninsula
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Causeway
Plain
Lakeshore
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Karoo
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Slopes
Upland
Hill
Lowland
Desert
Region
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Cinder Cone
Cliff Face
Oxbow Lake
Valley Floor
Access Road
Mountain Ranges
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