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
Hike back down the Beach Trail from the visitors center through chaparral and sandy bluffs to the shore at Flat Rock, where rain has eroded deep arroyos into the 300-foot sandstone escarpments.
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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
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
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escarpment
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Even Baby boomers are backing off alcohol a bit, with seltzers/sparkling up 13% and fruit juices edging up 1%, as beer drops 7%, spirits slide 12%, wine plummets 15%, and soft drinks fall off the cliff by 16%.—
Louis Biscotti,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The value of Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency, a meme coin aptly called $TRUMP, has fallen off a cliff – and its investors have lost around $12 billion.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Most of my climbing took place at Boulder’s local crags, or more often than not, at the climbing gym, with occasional trips to far away destinations.—
Lynn Hill,
Outside Online,
17 Feb. 2025
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Crossing seven modern-day prefectures and the snowy crags of the Japanese Alps, this thoroughfare, the Nakasendō, connected the imperial capital of Kyoto with the cultural capital of Edo (now Tokyo).—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 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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Its bluffs and beaches became a vast cemetery, volcanic ash and black sand burying the dead.—
Hannah Beech,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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No one disputes that the bluff and beach closures to accommodate the presence and natural life activities of the pinniped constrain unlimited human presence.—
Bill Tippets,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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