escarpment

Definition: (noun) A steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.

Synonyms: scarp.

Usage: The basalt cliffs of the outside were reproduced upon the inside, forming an escarpment about two hundred feet high, with a woody slope beneath it.
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