escarpment

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French escarpement. By surface analysis, escarp +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈskɑɹp.mənt/ Hyphenation: es‧carp‧ment === Noun === escarpment (plural escarpments) 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. Hypernym: cliff ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === escarpment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia