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单词 escarpment
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•carp•ment  (i skärp′mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geology, Place Namesa long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. Cf. scarp1 (def. 1).
  2. ground cut into an escarp around a fortification or defensive position.
  • French escarpement. See escarp, -ment
  • 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
escarpment /ɪˈskɑːpmənt/ n
  1. the long continuous steep face of a ridge or plateau formed by erosion; scarp
  2. a steep artificial slope immediately in front of the rampart of a fortified place
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