(military) The escalation of a conflict by using more resources or more powerful weapons.

(medicine) Mutation of a pathogen to a point where it is no longer recognized and counteracted by existing vaccines.

An escarpment in the Pensacola Mountains, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica

A river in Angus council area and Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea. / A river in Midlothian council area, Scotland, a branch of the River Esk, East Lothian.

The verge escapement is the earliest known type of mechanical escapement, the mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by allowing the gear train to advance at regular intervals or 'ticks'.

plural of escape route

A path used by someone to escape from a dangerous place. / (figuratively) A way out of a difficult or unpleasant situation.