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Pronunciation / Transliteration: escarpement
"Le sentier longe le bord de l'escarpement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of different heights.
"The hikers paused at the edge of the limestone escarpment to admire the valley below."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'escarpement', from 'escarper' (to make steep), based on Italian 'scarpa' (slope, scarp).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Escarpment" is said worldwide
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escarpement
Transliteration: escarpement
"Le sentier longe le bord de l'escarpement."
Steilstufe
Transliteration: Steilstufe
"Die Steilstufe trennt die beiden Hochebenen voneinander."
scarpata
Transliteration: scarpata
"La strada sale serpeggiando lungo la scarpata rocciosa."
escarpa
Transliteration: escarpa
"El castillo fue construido sobre una escarpa natural."
escarpa
Transliteration: escarpa
"A escarpa rochosa erguia-se sobranceira ao vale."
ढलान
Transliteration: dhalan
"पहाड़ी के किनारे एक लंबी ढलान है।"
断崖
Transliteration: duàn yá
"这条小路沿着陡峭的断崖延伸。"
경사애
Transliteration: gyeongsa-ae
"그 도로는 가파른 경사애를 따라 이어져 있었다."
急崖
Transliteration: kyūgai
"そのトレイルは険しい急崖の端を通っている。"
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