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
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That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The resulting sandstone cliffs, canyon rims, wooded highlands, tumbling cascades, and swimming holes are a nature enthusiast’s playground.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The trail also leads to access points for crags with more than 350 individual routes frequented by Denver-area climbers, and up toward mountaintophomes on Conifer Mountain, just outside the park.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 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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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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But the notion that the two-state solution can be prevented by this or that settlement or some Israeli declaration has always been a bluff—and those recognizing Palestine today are calling it.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Weyman needed geological tests to ensure the stability of his bluff-top lot.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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