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Embankment vs Escarpment - What's the difference?

embankment | escarpment |

As nouns the difference between embankment and escarpment

is that embankment is a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road while escarpment is a steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.

embankment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road

    • Related terms

    * Victoria Embankment

    escarpment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.