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escarpment

noun

i-ˈskärp-mənt

Definition of escarpment

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 Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity. — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 As the sun dropped and the temperature fell, Scarabeo Roches Noires emerged on the horizon, a small cluster of white tents perched on a rocky escarpment. — Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 30 Jan. 2026 Outside, stone cladding and turf roofs help the buildings blend into the escarpment. — Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026 At 5 o’clock the sun dropped behind Steamboat Mountain, a towering escarpment that overshadows the entire area. — William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for escarpment

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The two lanes closest to the cliff remain closed, with traffic routed on the remaining two lanes, with one lane in each direction.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
The building, known in German as the Kehlsteinhaus, is located on a cliff 1,834 meters (6,017 feet) above sea level.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cliff

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As an earthwork with a wooden palisade, however, much less of Antonius’s wall has survived the ensuing millennia.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026
The optical illusion reminded early settlers of the blockades of wooden stakes, or palisades, built around forts to ward off threats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

Definition of palisade

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Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Prepare to be awestruck during your first view of Crater Lake, a massive cobalt waterway flanked by a dome of steep crag.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
But, typical of Hockney portraiture, the resulting drawings magnificently captured every crag in Auden’s impossibly craggy face.

— Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026

Definition of crag

Noun

Homes were built on beaches, bluffs and dunes during a period when the coastal storm climate was generally mild and there were no real concerns with coastal hazards and future sea-level rise.

— Gary Griggs, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
Natural limestone bluffs will also be visible and incorporated into the design, new renderings show, similar to the bluff inside the nearby Westin hotel.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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