scarp Synonyms

escarpment protective embankment escarp cliff face bluff cliff scar rock face precipice Cliffs counterscarp jumping-off point point of departure drop off ridge rock scaur score shelving slope steep inclination cutbank fault scarp rock wall get to close quarters steep rock rocky height sheer drop steep embankment slopes steep slope rampart promontory fence face balistraria eminence drop dike cut crag contravallation circumvallation casemate bulwark blemish battlement barrier barricade