scarp

1 a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion [syn: escarpment]

2 a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment, escarp, protective embankment]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)p

Noun

scarp

1. the steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet
2. a cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion; the steeper side of an escarpment

Scarp may mean:

• Scarp, Scotland, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
• Scarp (fortification) with a counterscarp, the inner and outer sides of a ditch
• SS-9 Scarp, the NATO reporting name for the R-36 ICBM
• the steeper side of an escarpment sometimes forming a cliff

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