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es·carp·ment
/ɪˈskɑrpmənt/
懸崖,斷崖,絕壁
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Es·carp·ment
n.
A
steep
descent
or
declivity
;
steep
face
or
edge
of
a
ridge
;
ground
about
a
fortified
place
,
cut
away
nearly
vertically
to
prevent
hostile
approach
.
See
Scarp
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
escarpment
n
1:
a
long
steep
slope
or
cliff
at
the
edge
of
a
plateau
or
ridge
;
usually
formed
by
erosion
[
syn
:
scarp
]
2:
a
steep
artificial
slope
in
front
of
a
fortification
[
syn
:
escarp
,
scarp
,
protective embankment
]
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