| 单词 | escarpment |
| 释义 | escarpment /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. scarp1 (def. 1). 2. ground cut into an escarp around a fortification or defensive position. [1795-1805; < F escarpement. See ESCARP, -MENT] |
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