Associations to the word «Escarpment»
Noun
- Granite
- Above
- Ava
- Conglomerate
- Manitoba
- Altitude
- Hillside
- Ellsworth
- Kenya
- Albion
- Dune
- Rise
- Creek
- Vista
- Peninsula
- Nadia
- Reserve
- Base
- Bruce
- Albany
- Range
- Margin
- West
- Watson
- Landscape
- East
- Overrun
- Clayton
- Encampment
- Crumbling
- Rust
- Glover
- Lake
- Geology
- River
- Rainfall
- Drain
- Huron
- Knob
- Rock
- Ft
- Vegetation
- Pass
- Lie
- Ditch
- Cascade
- Metre
- Aspen
- Beacon
- Flow
- Brow
- Extremity
- Cave
- Beyond
- Topography
- Gravel
- Clay
- Cape
Adjective
Wiktionary
ESCARPMENT, noun. 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.
Dictionary definition
ESCARPMENT, noun. A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion.
ESCARPMENT, noun. A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.
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