as in escarpment
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice
years of violent ocean storms had heavily eroded the beach, creating a scarp along one end of it
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Recent Examples of scarp
Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has been studying Europa more closely still, documenting ice walls, scarps, and ridges, all suggestive of a surface in constant motion.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The Racehorse Creek area is home to 50-million-year-old leaf fossils, and ancient landslide, and a modern landslide that created a 90-foot scarp in 2009, the state Department of National Resources says in a primer on the area.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
Fault scarps are essentially breaks in the ground that are evidence of past earthquakes.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing fault scarps in Paradise Valley, Montana.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
After receiving Mastcam-Z images of the scarp and SuperCam RMI to provide a more detailed view of the scarp, SuperCam principal investigator Roger Wiens said the images showed there had been a large flash flooding event that occurred, washing boulders down into the delta formation.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2021
After 14 hours, the waves had carved a small cliff face called a scarp.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 15 June 2023
Police found Thomas’ body with bullet holes six days after being left in a scarp of desert 20 minutes west of Buckeye.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has been studying Europa more closely still, documenting ice walls, scarps, and ridges, all suggestive of a surface in constant motion.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The Racehorse Creek area is home to 50-million-year-old leaf fossils, and ancient landslide, and a modern landslide that created a 90-foot scarp in 2009, the state Department of National Resources says in a primer on the area.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
Fault scarps are essentially breaks in the ground that are evidence of past earthquakes.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing fault scarps in Paradise Valley, Montana.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
After receiving Mastcam-Z images of the scarp and SuperCam RMI to provide a more detailed view of the scarp, SuperCam principal investigator Roger Wiens said the images showed there had been a large flash flooding event that occurred, washing boulders down into the delta formation.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2021
After 14 hours, the waves had carved a small cliff face called a scarp.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 15 June 2023
Police found Thomas’ body with bullet holes six days after being left in a scarp of desert 20 minutes west of Buckeye.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarp
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It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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The national park promises epic escarpments, striking rock formations, and breathtaking bush walks less than an hour west of Sydney by car.Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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The one at Land’s End is perhaps most famous, near the mist and crying seabirds of the Golden Gate (just don’t approach the cliffs).Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Snow blankets the dramatic cliffs, some mountain passes are closed, and ferry services are limited.David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent additions to the grounds include The Ralston Family Collections Center, a Mission Gate and Lunette, and replicas of an 18-pounder cannon and a palisade, all part of the $550 million Alamo Plan.Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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The discovery of palisades suggests the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades, but archaeologists are unsure why it was needed by villagers.Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
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“Scarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarp. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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