Etymology

escarpment

es·carp·ment
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French escarpement
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  1. French · borrowed fromescarpement
  2. English todayescarpment

Borrowed from French escarpement. By surface analysis, escarp + -ment.

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