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 It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village. Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024 Hike back down the Beach Trail from the visitors center through chaparral and sandy bluffs to the shore at Flat Rock, where rain has eroded deep arroyos into the 300-foot sandstone escarpments. Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The national park promises epic escarpments, striking rock formations, and breathtaking bush walks less than an hour west of Sydney by car. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024 The rim is a 1,200-foot-tall escarpment that rises dramatically above a broad valley, giving you the perfect perch for spotting the show. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for escarpment
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Noun
  • The early morning temple grounds are green and quiet, stacks of stone carvings lean against each other inside tall alcoves carved out of the cliff by centuries of water.
    Rebecca Chace July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • Looking Forward Merck’s acquisition strategy reflects management’s understanding of the Keytruda cliff and their determination to address it.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Climbers also need to allow up to an hour for walking to the crag.
    Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
  • Rebirth unfolds across a formidable, often beautiful landscape of crags, jungle, rivers and ruins, both modern and ancient.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This wide, unruffled stretch of water framed by wooded bluffs is prime bald eagle territory.
    Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
  • Thus, the new project is to be built 25 feet from the bluff.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025

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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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