escarpment
escarpment[ɪˈskɑːpm(ə)nt, ɛ-]noun- a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights
(尤指高原边缘处或不同高度地块之间的)急斜坡,陡坡
语源- early 19th cent.: from French escarpement, escarpe 'scarp', from Italian scarpa 'slope'. Compare with scarp
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