Dictionary Entry
escarpment
escarpment is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
- 3noun
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
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