scarp

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.
2. A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment.
3. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of scarpe, scrape.

Verb

to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment

Concepts

escarpement

falaise

précipice

rebut

ressaut

talus sous-marin

Synonymes

escarpment

escarp

cliff

precipice

bluff

protective embankment

crag

steep slope

esearpment

drop

rock

🪨

slope

steep

steep gradient

cuesta

abrupt slope

Traductions

scarpata

escarpa

Böschung

Eskarpe

uçurum

escarpa

απότομη κατωφέρεια

scarpa

👞

steile Böschung

Felswand

Wand

Absturz

Escarpe

escarpa

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/skɑːp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Aphetic form of escarp. Doublet of escarp.