Escarpment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Escarpment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Escarpment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
escarpment n a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion Synonym(s): escarpment, scarp a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification Synonym(s): escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escarpment \Es*carp"ment\, n. [Cf. F. escarpement.] A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See {Scarp}.