EN

Synonyms for escarpment

Most common

steep scarp escarp

All synonyms

Noun

1. Scarp

scarp, steep, escarp

Other

outwork

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Related words

Is a kind of
cliff
Other spellings
scarpment

Forms

Plural
escarpments → scarps, steeps, escarps, outworks…

Example sentences

  • steep The eastern shore of the lake is steep and pebbly.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
escarpmentfalling
steepsteady
scarpfalling
escarpfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
steep1, scarp1
6 letters
escarp
7 letters
outwork

In other languages

Français
escarpement
Català
balç