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
The swollen river overwhelmed Camp Mystic, where counselors and campers awoke in the dark and tried to dash through rising water, some clinging to trees or scrambling up rocky escarpments.
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Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault, Sharif said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 July 2025
The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault.
—Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 5 July 2025
The main issue was accessibility, or lack thereof, thanks to the combination of rugged mountains and a massive escarpment that cut the place off from the world.
—Ned Zeman, Outside, 14 Nov. 2021
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Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault, Sharif said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 July 2025
The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault.
—Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 5 July 2025
The main issue was accessibility, or lack thereof, thanks to the combination of rugged mountains and a massive escarpment that cut the place off from the world.
—Ned Zeman, Outside, 14 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escarpment
Noun
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However, the area, with its rugged coastline, azure sea glinting in the sunlight, and charming villages built right into the cliffs, has lured elite travelers to its picturesque shores since antiquity.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
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Its jagged cliff faces, sweeping dunes and dramatic ridges provided the backdrop for the alien world of LV-223.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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All these people took advantage of the sheep population, but a remnant of the herd remained among the rocky crags of the San Andres, where grass is sparse and water rare.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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These shoes keep me comfortable all day, even when rock hopping and scrambling to get to the crag.—
Mary Beth Skylis,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2025
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Then, in 2019, Billy and I landed with our two children, aged seven and nine, on a breezy bluff between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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