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
With that enormous amount of moisture serving as fuel, the winds hitting the escarpment in West Texas served as a kind of match that started the storms.
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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
As sunrise paints the rocks crimson only the call of baboons echoing between rocky escarpments punctuates the silence.
—Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 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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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
As sunrise paints the rocks crimson only the call of baboons echoing between rocky escarpments punctuates the silence.
—Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 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
See All Example Sentences for escarpment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escarpment
Noun
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And thanks to the towering cliffs that shield the shoreline from strong winds, the beaches often stay warm even as the air cools.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Greenwood State Beach unfolds below the bluff, a crescent of sand often empty but for driftwood piles and the occasional bonfire ring.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That kind of in-the-moment bluff is what makes Parvati Shallow a scary, all-time great player.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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