An archaic or dialectal term for a steep slope or cliff, especially one formed by erosion or faulting; variant of 'scarp'.
From Old Norse 'skarð' meaning notch or cut. This geological term entered English through Scandinavian languages and French, showing how landscape descriptions traveled between cultures.
Escar is a ghostword that most people have never heard, but geologists still use it—it reminds us that landscapes themselves are escape routes carved by water and time!
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