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Meanings of escarpment in English

Portuguese
escarpa
Spanish
escarpe

A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.

escarpa
Usage of escarpment in English
1
Mpumalanga: Temperature: Fine and cool but cold in places along the escarpment.
The South African
2
Limpopo: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.
The South African
3
Limpopo: Morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.
The South African
4
Way back to her left a shadow was rising above the escarpment.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
5
Limpopo: Morning fog over the southern escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and hot.
The South African
6
The view from the top of South Africa's highest escarpment is breathtaking.
The South African
7
Drizzle and light rain is expected in places south of the escarpment.
The South African
8
Severe thunderstorms are expected over the Highveld and escarpment areas of Mpumalanga.
The South African
9
Morning fog patches are expected on the Highveld and along the escarpment.
The South African
10
It will be cool in places along the escarpment and eastern Highveld.
The South African
11
Rain and showers are expected across the escarpment in the Eastern Cape.
The South African
12
It will become cloudy with fog along the escarpment in the evening.
The South African
13
A free-for-all of pits and caves along the base of the escarpment.
Dancer’s Lament
14
Only a few stunted trees remained between them and the rocky escarpment.
Genellan: planetfall
15
You might see buzzards and ravens wheeling and tumbling above the escarpment.
The Guardian
16
The escarpment consisted of a spine of hills and promontories and peaks.
Ancient shores
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Translations for escarpment
Portuguese
escarpa
Spanish
escarpe
Escarpment through the time
Escarpment across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Rare
United Kingdom
Rare