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escarpa

escarpment

noun es-KAR-pah Rare

Origin: From Italian scarpa (slope), of Germanic origin.

Also means

scarp

Usage Note

Escarpa refers to a steep natural cliff or slope, or in military architecture, the inner wall of a fortification ditch. In geography, the term describes any abrupt rock face or hillside. The related adjective escarpado ('steep, craggy') is more common in everyday speech than the noun itself.

Examples

"La escarpa rocosa dominaba el valle."

Natural Translation

The rocky escarpment dominated the valley.

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