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 national park promises epic escarpments, striking rock formations, and breathtaking bush walks less than an hour west of Sydney by car.
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
The formation is a 10-foot wide, 100-foot deep crack through a sandstone escarpment into a gorge.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 4 July 2024
Dream sweetly surrounded by sandstone escarpments at Enchantment Resort.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2023
My team’s research has shown that this limitation has likely stopped them from traveling across the escarpments of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.
—Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
The formation is a 10-foot wide, 100-foot deep crack through a sandstone escarpment into a gorge.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 4 July 2024
Dream sweetly surrounded by sandstone escarpments at Enchantment Resort.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2023
My team’s research has shown that this limitation has likely stopped them from traveling across the escarpments of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.
—Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escarpment
Noun
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The following morning, a small group of us woke up early to explore the sandstone cliffs before being joined by the larger group to peek into tombs cut into the rock.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2025
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Fares increased last year, and now Metra is threatening fare hikes again — plus service cuts — as the agency stares down the proverbial fiscal cliff.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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One of the best places to see puffins is the Isle of Staffa, an uninhabited volcanic crag rising from the gray seas off the Isle of Mull.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mountaineering The greater Stockholm area is an urban rock climber’s playground, with granite crags everywhere — including Kanalklippan, a blasted rock face along the Danvik canal in the city center.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 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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The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.—
Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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The fencing and bench relocation are intended as erosion-mitigation measures by rerouting the path of pedestrians along the bluff.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Officials have asked for beachgoers to avoid the slide area, which is roped off, while the city’s building division and a geologist evaluate the damage and the bluff’s integrity.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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