It was not the struggling-for-the-gun sort of self defense, but something older and deeper, steeped in reputation and bad blood.
They are strolling by some of the city's most attractive old row houses, which are largely inhabited by families that are several generations-deep steeped in DC.
Deep, steep-sided gullies cut the plateau into fantastic relief.
Transverse valleys usually have the appearance of narrow, deep, steep ravines.
Canyon, deep, steep-walled, V-shaped valley cut by a river through resistant rock.
The dominant geological features of southwest China are high mountains with deep, steep slope valleys.
"We tried digging deep, steep-sided trenches around crops," he says.
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has features that resemble Earth's geology, with deep, steep-sided canyons.
The landscape is scenic, with fairly deep steep-sided valleys and about 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of forest.
The chain is cut by deep, steep river gorges, including that of the Rhumel (El-Kebîr) River.
The analysis revealed that the frequently deep, steep-walled basins are filled in with deposits of various age and origin.
