Sentence example with the word 'escarpment'

escarpment

abatis, barbican, bluff, cliff, dike, face, loophole, outwork, postern gate, sally port, tenaille

Definition n. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge

Last update: October 28, 2015


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The snow-clad peaks of the main Caucasus, descending by short, steep slopes, fringe the valley on the north, while an abrupt escarpment, having the characteristics of a border ridge of the Armenian highlands, fronts it on the south.   [Please select]

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An escarpment rose around him.   [Please select]

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The influence of the Balcones Escarpment on the distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Texas.   [Please select]

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At length they crossed the escarpment of the hill, and stood upon the summit.   [Please select]

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It was the eastern escarpment of the famous "Llano Estacado," or "Staked Plain."   [Please select]

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To the north and west the escarpment sloped away abruptly.   [Please select]

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_) The escarpment _q p_, from its position and height, is easy to fortify.   [Please select]

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