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escarpment

/ih-skahrp-muhnt/US // ɪˈskɑrp mənt //UK // (ɪˈskɑːpmənt) //

崖壁,悬崖峭壁,悬崖,崖岸

Related Words

ridge山脊,山脉,脊柱,脊梁hill山丘,小山,山头,丘陵ledge壁架,壁炉,窗台cliff悬崖,峭壁,悬崖峭壁,崖壁

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Geology. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust.Compare scarp.
    • : ground cut into an escarp around a fortification or defensive position.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
cliff悬崖,峭壁,悬崖峭壁,崖壁hill山丘,小山,山头,丘陵ledge壁架,壁炉,窗台ridge山脊,山脉,脊柱,脊梁

Examples

  • The views from the edge of the escarpment are stunning—you can see across the Hudson Valley on a clear day.

  • It is known as the Goro Escarpment, and at its eastern end it forms the boundary between the protectorate and Abyssinia.

  • The curved escarpment of the Little Douvre sloped away out of sight beneath him.

  • Pushing his way through the drifting foliage, Dalgard swam ahead to the foot of the rocky escarpment.

  • The cave being almost everywhere open to the sky, the smoke issued freely, blackening the curved escarpment.

  • Silently he went on climbing the escarpment, digging into the rough rock.

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