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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Escarpment \Es*carp"ment\, n. [Cf. F. escarpement.] 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. See {Scarp}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: escarpment n : a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarp}, {scarp}, {protective embankment}]
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