escarpment
Example Sentences
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We drove down a rocky escarpment on a road scarred by tank tracks.
From New York Times
At one point Saturday afternoon, a fire whirl was reported at the southern end of Constantia Road as the fire backed down an escarpment.
From Los Angeles Times
The visual craft is lovely and subtle — the orange glow of Mediterranean sunsets; the narrow streets and craggy escarpments; the evocations of Italy and Italian movies.
From New York Times
After it spread to remote forested areas, crews had to scale hillsides, fighting the blaze from granite escarpments.
From New York Times
Africa Eye analysed geographical features seen in the videos, including a dirt road, a plateau, and an escarpment with a distinctive profile, and compared them with satellite imagery of the area around the town.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
