escarpments

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A form of escarpment — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of escarpment
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APA

escarpments. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escarpments

MLA

“escarpments.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escarpments. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escarpments,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escarpments.

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