escarpment

escarpment

A long steep slope or cliff separating land at different elevations.

escarpment (brattskrent / long cliff-like slope)

All languages

English: escarpment
Norwegian: brattskrent
Japanese: 急崖 — きゅうがい — kyūgai
Korean: 급경사면 — geupgyeongsamyeon
Spanish: escarpe
French: escarpement
German: Steilstufe

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