scarps

noun

plural of scarp
as in cliffs
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice years of violent ocean storms had heavily eroded the beach, creating a scarp along one end of it

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  1. cliffs
  2. escarpments
Noun
  • Perched along Positano’s cliffs, the hotel soothes the soul and stirs the senses.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Progress has been hampered by persistent rain and challenging terrain, as crews have to work in a narrow mountain gorge, hemmed in between unstable cliffs and a fast-flowing river.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cliffs
Noun
  • Their reconstruction suggests that the Grand Canyon region once sat near an ancient continental margin in a position comparable to modern great escarpments found in places such as South Africa and Brazil.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of escarpments
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“Scarps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarps. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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