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Plural of escarpment

regular plural

The plural of escarpment is escarpments.

Forms of escarpment

Singularescarpment /ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/
Pluralescarpments
Countablecountable

Escarpments in a sentence

  • By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come.1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing. From the entry talus

Meaning of escarpment

  1. noun 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.

Full definition of escarpment

Questions about the plural of escarpment

What is the plural of escarpment?
The plural of escarpment is escarpments.
Is escarpment countable?
Escarpment is a countable noun.

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