e‧scarp‧ment /ɪˈskɑːpmənt $ -ɑːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: escarp 'slope' (17-21 centuries), from French escarpe, from Italian scarpa]
a high steep slope or cliff between two levels on a hill or mountain
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