scarp
IPA: skˈɑrp
noun
- The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.
- (geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment.
- (heraldry) Obsolete spelling of scarpe, scrape
verb
- (earth science, geography, transitive) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
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