scarp

Meaning

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. (obsolete) Obsolete spelling of scarpe, scrape.

Verb

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

Synonyms

escarpment

escarp

cliff

precipice

bluff

protective embankment

crag

steep slope

esearpment

drop

rock

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slope

steep

steep gradient

cuesta

abrupt slope

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɑːp/

Etymology

Aphetic form of escarp. Doublet of sharp.