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
Tries a first flight from the escarpment, a learner breeze across the valley, and realises – wow!
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
For a break from the bustle, locals head to the Edge of the World, a dramatic escarpment about an hour’s drive from downtown that drops into an endless stretch of desert.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
Perched on the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley with the Ewaso Narok River to the east and the slopes of Mount Kenya to the south, andBeyond Suyian Lodge offers endless panoramic views and access to a wide variety of landscapes, from savannas to rivers and Vechellia woodlands.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
For a break from the bustle, locals head to the Edge of the World, a dramatic escarpment about an hour’s drive from downtown that drops into an endless stretch of desert.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
Perched on the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley with the Ewaso Narok River to the east and the slopes of Mount Kenya to the south, andBeyond Suyian Lodge offers endless panoramic views and access to a wide variety of landscapes, from savannas to rivers and Vechellia woodlands.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for escarpment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escarpment
Noun
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Concert films typically drop off a cliff after Week 1, as the bulk of the box office is tied up in pre-sales and attendance from the biggest fans in the first weekend.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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My anchor was made of cliff faces and wild things; its beauty was terrifying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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In 2014, the regional nonprofit group SOS Sahel came to Barkadroussou and taught villagers to stabilize the dunes by building palisades of palm fronds.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Characteristic of the late Bronze Age or Iron Age periods of European history, hillforts generally refer to fortified, elevated settlements that were surrounded by barriers—usually made of earth, stone or wooden palisades—that created an enclosure.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2026
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That's why there are so few of us clinging to the crags of Mount Everest or decamping to Antarctica.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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Coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches, and rich rain forests hide a towering volcanic cone.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
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Set the scene Set on 25 acres atop a dramatic bluff overlooking the Caribbean Sea, the resort’s white exterior, punctuated by evocative arches, highlights the bright turquoise water below, creating a stunning setting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The multi-year project also includes the construction of additional seawalls and concrete-and-steel pilings to secure the tracks on the eroding bluffs.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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