SCARP


Meaning of SCARP in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. the inner wall or slope of a ditch in a fortification (cf. COUNTERSCARP).

2 a steep slope.

--v.tr.

1. make (a slope) perpendicular or steep.

2 provide (a ditch) with a steep scarp and counterscarp.

3 (as scarped adj.) (of a hillside etc.) steep; precipitous.

Etymology: It. scarpa

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.