🔄 Synonyms of "Escarpment"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scarpnoun | (geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment. |
| escarpnoun | Obsolete spelling of scarp. [The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.] |
| protective embankmentnoun | a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Escarpment"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scarpnoun | (geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment. |
| escarpnoun | Obsolete spelling of scarp. [The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.] |
| protective embankmentnoun | a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification |
| cliffnoun | A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. |
| sierrannoun | A native or inhabitant of Sierra Nevada. |
| scarpmentnoun | Alternative form of escarpment. [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.] |
| excarpmentnoun | Misspelling of escarpment. [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.] |
| scarpingnoun | The formation of cliffs by erosion. |
| anti-scarpnoun | (geology) An uphill-facing scarp |
| scarnoun | A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. |
| hangverb | (intransitive) To be or remain suspended. |
| scaurnoun | (chiefly Scotland) A steep cliff or bank. |
| screenoun | (uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. |
| scarcementnoun | (architecture, engineering) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. |
| backscarpnoun | (geology) The scarp formed by a landslide, located at the rearmost (highest) point. The extent of a landslide runs from backscarp to toe. |
| bermnoun | A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. |
| scarplandnoun | A landscape characterised by scarps. |
| bluffnoun | (countable or uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio. |
| counterscarpnoun | (architecture) The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch |
| rock facenoun | An exposed, roughly vertical expanse of rock |
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