Definitions
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
Word origin
Borrowed from French escarpement. By surface analysis, escarp + -ment.
Used in a sentence
“The railway winds down the face of the escarpment on a steady grade of 1.05 per cent, which is considerably better than the old route, up which trains took 2 hr. to struggle 15 miles, with two stops.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Steep ridge face”10 letters
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