scarp
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)p
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia scarp (plural scarps)
- the steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet
- (geology) a cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion; the steeper side of an escarpment
[edit] Verb
scarp (third-person singular simple present scarps, present participle scarping, simple past and past participle scarped)
- (earth science, geography, transitive) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
