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   escarpment

   /ɪˈskɑːpm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French escarpement, escarpe ‘scarp’, from Italian scarpa ‘slope’. Compare with scarp.

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