Meaning of SCARP
| Pronunciation: | | skârp
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- [n] a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
- [n] a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
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| | Synonyms: | | escarp, escarpment, escarpment, protective embankment |
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| | See Also: | | fortification, incline, munition, side, slope | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Scarp\, n. [OF. escharpe. See 2d {Scarf}.] (Her.)
A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only
half as broad as the latter.
\Scarp\, n. [Aphetic form of {Escarp}.]
1. (Fort.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the
escarp.
2. A steep descent or declivity.
\Scarp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Scarping}.]
To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the
face of a ditch or a rock.
From scarped cliff and quarried stone. --Tennyson.
Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain. --Emerson.
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| | Definition: | | an escarpment, cliff or other steep slope, such as the slope between fluvial terraces. |
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