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
The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.
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Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 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
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Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escarpment
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The hike comes with a rewarding payoff: The view of waters rushing off a cliff into a turquoise pool, a setting that's the crown jewel of the Havasupai Indian Reservation.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Magic wrote alongside a photo of the happy group, posed on the deck, in front of a dramatic backdrop of seaside cliffs.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Climbers also need to allow up to an hour for walking to the crag.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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Rebirth unfolds across a formidable, often beautiful landscape of crags, jungle, rivers and ruins, both modern and ancient.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 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 countries could simply call Trump’s bluff, Seigle argued, knowing that a severe trade disruption would hurt the US as much as their own economies.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
24 July 2025
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The floods of 1998 and 2002 had delivered water over the first couple of steps up from the bluff.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
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“Escarpment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escarpment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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