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Webster 1913 Edition
Escarpment
Es-carp′ment
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
escarpement
.] 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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Escarpment
ESC`ARPMENT
,Noun.