[だんそうがい, dansougai] (n) fault scarp; fault escarpment[Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Escarpment \Es*carp"ment\, n. [Cf. F. escarpement.]
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge;
ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to
prevent hostile approach. See {Scarp}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
escarpment
n 1: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or
ridge; usually formed by erosion [syn: {escarpment},
{scarp}]
2: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn:
{escarpment}, {escarp}, {scarp}, {protective embankment}]
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