escarpment Synonyms

scarp escarp protective embankment tor tenaille stone steep slope steep rock scar rock ridge redan promontory precipice peak wall point of departure rocky height steep cliff sheer drop beginning point slopes steep slope rock face cuesta Cliffs cliff face mountainside mountain range jumping-off point parados palisade face eminence demibastion crag counterguard cliff cheval-de-frise brae boulder bluff bed barranca banquette fortalice fortification headland overhang