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scarp
v.
form a steep slope, form a cliff
n.
steep cliff caused by erosion or by a major shift in the earth's crust; inner slope of the trench surrounding a fort
Scarp
Scarp may refer to:
Landforms and geology
- Cliff, a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure
- Escarpment, a steep slope or long rock that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations
- Fault scarp, the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along faults
scarp
Noun
1. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
(synonym) escarpment
(hypernym) slope, incline, side
2. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
(synonym) escarpment, escarp, protective embankment
(hypernym) fortification, munition
scarp
n.
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Scarp
(v. t.)
To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.
(n.)
The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.
(n.)
A steep descent or declivity.
(n.)
A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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