as in escarpment
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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Recent Examples of scarp
The rupturing fault created an approximately 20 meters (or 65 feet) high new scarp on the seafloor, which in turns caused the water displacement and a series of six tsunami moving both east towards Sumatra, and west towards Sri Lanka, India and Africa—eventually reaching the Atlantic and Pacific.
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David Bressan, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has been studying Europa more closely still, documenting ice walls, scarps, and ridges, all suggestive of a surface in constant motion.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The Racehorse Creek area is home to 50-million-year-old leaf fossils, and ancient landslide, and a modern landslide that created a 90-foot scarp in 2009, the state Department of National Resources says in a primer on the area.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
Fault scarps are essentially breaks in the ground that are evidence of past earthquakes.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing fault scarps in Paradise Valley, Montana.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
After receiving Mastcam-Z images of the scarp and SuperCam RMI to provide a more detailed view of the scarp, SuperCam principal investigator Roger Wiens said the images showed there had been a large flash flooding event that occurred, washing boulders down into the delta formation.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2021
After 14 hours, the waves had carved a small cliff face called a scarp.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 15 June 2023
David Bressan, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has been studying Europa more closely still, documenting ice walls, scarps, and ridges, all suggestive of a surface in constant motion.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The Racehorse Creek area is home to 50-million-year-old leaf fossils, and ancient landslide, and a modern landslide that created a 90-foot scarp in 2009, the state Department of National Resources says in a primer on the area.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
Fault scarps are essentially breaks in the ground that are evidence of past earthquakes.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing fault scarps in Paradise Valley, Montana.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
After receiving Mastcam-Z images of the scarp and SuperCam RMI to provide a more detailed view of the scarp, SuperCam principal investigator Roger Wiens said the images showed there had been a large flash flooding event that occurred, washing boulders down into the delta formation.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2021
After 14 hours, the waves had carved a small cliff face called a scarp.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 15 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarp
Noun
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Hike back down the Beach Trail from the visitors center through chaparral and sandy bluffs to the shore at Flat Rock, where rain has eroded deep arroyos into the 300-foot sandstone escarpments.—
Dakota Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2024
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It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2024
Noun
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One possible tailwind for drug M&A: a coming patent cliff.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Although part of the Thai mainland, Railay Beach is sometimes mistaken for an island because it’s cut off from its surroundings by impenetrable karst limestone cliffs and dense mangrove forests.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
13 Jan. 2025
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The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.—
Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Recent additions to the grounds include The Ralston Family Collections Center, a Mission Gate and Lunette, and replicas of an 18-pounder cannon and a palisade, all part of the $550 million Alamo Plan.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
30 Sep. 2024
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“Scarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarp. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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