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escarpment definition

es·carp·ment (-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

Etymology: Fr escarpement < escarpe: see escarp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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