escarpment

escarpment
/i skahrp"meuhnt/, n.
1. Geol. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. Cf. scarp1 (def. 1).
2. ground cut into an escarp around a fortification or defensive position.
[1795-1805; < F escarpement. See ESCARP, -MENT]

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