escarpement
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.