escarpement
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
escarpement m (plural escarpements)
- (uncountable) steepness (state of being steep)
- (countable) a steep or abrupt slope, an escarpment
- (countable, figuratively, of a person or his qualities) severity, harshness
Descendants[edit]
- → English: escarpment
Further reading[edit]
- “escarpement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.