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escarpment

noun as in slope

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It strides across 5,000 mostly forested acres on the eastern escarpment of the plateau.

The views from the edge of the escarpment are stunning—you can see across the Hudson Valley on a clear day.

It is known as the Goro Escarpment, and at its eastern end it forms the boundary between the protectorate and Abyssinia.

The curved escarpment of the Little Douvre sloped away out of sight beneath him.

Pushing his way through the drifting foliage, Dalgard swam ahead to the foot of the rocky escarpment.

The cave being almost everywhere open to the sky, the smoke issued freely, blackening the curved escarpment.

Silently he went on climbing the escarpment, digging into the rough rock.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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