ESCARPMENT


Meaning of ESCARPMENT in English

/i skahrp"meuhnt/ , n.

1. Geol. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. Cf. scarp 1 (def. 1).

2. ground cut into an escarp around a fortification or defensive position.

[ 1795-1805; escarpement. See ESCARP, -MENT ]

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