escarpment

As nouns the difference between drumlin and escarpment

is that drumlin is (geography) an elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift 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.

As a noun 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.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between ridgeline and escarpment

is that ridgeline is the topmost edge along a mountain ridge 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.

As nouns the difference between escarpment and salient

is that 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 while salient is (military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.

As an adjective salient is

worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.

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.

As nouns the difference between escarpment and tread

is that 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 while tread is a step.

As a verb tread is

to step or walk (on or over something); to trample.

As nouns the difference between scrap and escarpment

is that scrap is a (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion or scrap can be a fight, tussle, skirmish 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.

As a verb scrap

is to discard or scrap can be to fight.

As a noun 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.

As a proper noun bluff is

the southernmost town in the south island of new zealand, and seaport for the southland region.

As nouns the difference between headland and escarpment

is that headland is a bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape 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.

As nouns the difference between escarpment and slope

is that 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 while slope is an area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

As a verb slope is

(label) to tend steadily upward or downward.

As an adjective slope is

(obsolete) sloping.

As an adverb slope is

(obsolete) slopingly.