as in cliff
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice
the castle sits atop an escarpment that for hundreds of years made it virtually invulnerable to attack
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Recent Examples of escarpment
On the eastern side of the escarpment near Noto Canyon is a deposit of sediment reaching up to 800 meters thick.
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Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault, Sharif said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 July 2025
The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault.
—Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 5 July 2025
The main issue was accessibility, or lack thereof, thanks to the combination of rugged mountains and a massive escarpment that cut the place off from the world.
—Ned Zeman, Outside, 14 Nov. 2021
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Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault, Sharif said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 July 2025
The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault.
—Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 5 July 2025
The main issue was accessibility, or lack thereof, thanks to the combination of rugged mountains and a massive escarpment that cut the place off from the world.
—Ned Zeman, Outside, 14 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escarpment
Noun
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In preparation for that cliff, tribal leaders in Montana have started culling bison herds to feed their community members on one reservation where the population is disproportionately food insecure.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Imposing granite cliff faces like Half Dome and El Capitan, serene meadows and forests, and the picturesque Merced River, all tend to come to mind.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like one icicle falling from an alpine crag onto an unstable snow cornice below, a small slide rapidly turns into a thundering avalanche.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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In the decades that followed, outdoor climbing was effectively reserved for those with ready access to crags and gear, who had ample time and energy to burn.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Proposition 50 essentially began as a bluff.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Filmmaking is blind instinct, petty calculations, smooth generalship, daydreaming, pig-headedness, grace, bluff, risk.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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