escarpment

(-mənt)

noun

  1. a steep slope or cliff formed by erosion or, less often, by faulting
  2. ground formed into a steep slope on the exterior of a fortification

Origin: Fr escarpement < escarpe: see escarp

See escarpment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

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