An escarpment is a wide, steep slope on a hill or mountain. a high steep slope or cliff between two levels on a hill or mountain (escarp (17-21 centuries), from escarpe, from scarpa)
A relatively continuous cliff or relatively steep slope, produced by erosion or faulting, breaking the general continuity of more gently sloping land surfaces The term is most commonly applied to cliffs produced by differential erosion and it is commonly used synonymously with "scarp "