English dictionary

scarp

/sk/A/rp/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

noun.object

Synonyms escarpment

Source: WordNet 3.0
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification

noun.artifact

Synonyms escarp escarpment protective embankment

Source: WordNet 3.0
A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.

noun

Source: webster1913
The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.

noun

Source: webster1913

To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to <i>scarp</i> the face of a ditch or a rock.

verb

Source: webster1913