escarpment

escarpment

One illustrated example of escarpment.

escarpment (brattskrent / long cliff-like slope)

All languages

English: escarpment
Norwegian: brattskrent
Japanese: 断崖絶壁 — だんがいぜっぺき — dangaizeppeki
Korean: 절벽 — jeolbyeok
Spanish: escarpa
French: escarpement
German: Böschung

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

Reference sources

USGS glossary — an escarpment is a relatively straight cliff-like face or steep slope of considerable linear extent formed by faulting or erosion
USGS — an escarpment is a long continuous cliff or steep slope facing one direction and separating two level or gently sloping surfaces