escarpment

n. 悬崖, 断崖, 绝壁

发音

UK /ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/
US /ɪˈskɑɹp.mənt/

词形变化

escarpments 复数 escarpments

别名

excarpment scarpment

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

scarp escarp

上位词 5

side slope incline fortification munition

相关短语

Escarpment Dogon Pecora Escarpment

词源

Borrowed from French escarpement. By surface analysis, escarp + -ment.

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