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Meanings of
escarpment
in inglês
português
escarpa
espanhol
escarpe
Back to the meaning
A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.
scarp
escarp
protective embankment
português
escarpa
Synonyms
Examples for "
scarp
"
scarp
escarp
protective embankment
Examples for "
scarp
"
1
We have the police ready all along the
scarp
of the Berg.
2
Elaine had followed to the
scarp
,
where she watched till he disappeared.
3
The fracture event exposed bare ice on the surface of the steep
scarp
.
4
A portion of the
scarp
was provided with palisades some ten feet high.
5
Writer visits the world's largest pile of
scarp
tires in Stanislaus County, California.
1
The ladders were thrown down, but they were quickly again raised against the
escarp
.
2
The ladders were immediately seized by their comrades, who, after one or two vain attempts, succeeded in placing them against the
escarp
.
3
The smooth and verdant
escarp
of the river-berg guided us, while the river itself was sometimes at hand and sometimes four miles off.
4
It placed one ladder, by which the General descended into the ditch, and was, it is said, the first up the
escarp
of the work.
5
He discovered D'Hérouville leaning against a cannon, contemplating the
escarps
and bastions of the citadel.
1
The Fu River in Jiangxi province burst through a
protective
embankment
late yesterday, threatening the nearby city of Fuzhou.
2
The Fu River in Jiangxi province burst through a
protective
embankment
late on Monday, threatening the nearby city of Fuzhou.
Usage of
escarpment
in inglês
1
Mpumalanga: Temperature: Fine and cool but cold in places along the
escarpment
.
2
Limpopo: Morning fog patches along the
escarpment
,
otherwise partly cloudy and warm.
3
Limpopo: Morning fog patches over the
escarpment
,
otherwise partly cloudy and warm.
4
Way back to her left a shadow was rising above the
escarpment
.
5
Limpopo: Morning fog over the southern
escarpment
,
otherwise partly cloudy and hot.
6
The view from the top of South Africa's highest
escarpment
is breathtaking.
7
Drizzle and light rain is expected in places south of the
escarpment
.
8
Severe thunderstorms are expected over the Highveld and
escarpment
areas of Mpumalanga.
9
Morning fog patches are expected on the Highveld and along the
escarpment
.
10
It will be cool in places along the
escarpment
and eastern Highveld.
11
Rain and showers are expected across the
escarpment
in the Eastern Cape.
12
It will become cloudy with fog along the
escarpment
in the evening.
13
A free-for-all of pits and caves along the base of the
escarpment
.
14
Only a few stunted trees remained between them and the rocky
escarpment
.
15
You might see buzzards and ravens wheeling and tumbling above the
escarpment
.
16
The
escarpment
consisted of a spine of hills and promontories and peaks.
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escarpment
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
eastern escarpment
rocky escarpment
steep escarpment
great escarpment
sharp escarpment
More collocations
Translations for
escarpment
português
escarpa
espanhol
escarpe
Escarpment
through the time
Escarpment
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Rare
United Kingdom
Rare