escarp

Meaning

Noun

The side of the ditch next to the parapet in a fortification; the scarp.

Verb

To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scarp.

Synonyms

scarp

escarpment

protective embankment

drop

ascent

rake

slope

precipice

bank

🏦

decline

Translations

scarpata

vessant

Hang

Abhang

Anstieg

Gefälle

baixada

Steigung

κλίση

κλιτύς

πρανές

πλαγιά

πρανές/κλιτύς

côte

pujada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈskɑːp/

Etymology

From French escarpe, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz. Doublet of sharp.