escarpment
n. 懸崖; 斷崖; 絕壁; 陡斜坡
An escarpment is a wide, steep slope on a hill or mountain.
1. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
2. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
A thin, resistant limestone escarpment is present just basinward.
薄層狀的堅硬的石灰岩山崖正好位於靠盆地一側.
The fox went to ground under a rocky escarpment.
狐狸鑽進了懸崖下面的洞裡.
This is the escarpment of night.
這是夜的懸崖.
Escarpment railway laneway is the place where accidents often happen.
大坡度軌道巷運輸是礦井輔助運輸的事故多發處.
By coincidence or other wise, the largest channel is exposed in the Beaver Divide escarpment.
由於巧合或其他原因, 最大通道在比佛迪維特陡壁區出露的位置.