/ skɑːp; NAmE skɑːrp/ noun
( technical ) a very steep slope
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (with reference to fortification): from Italian scarpa .
/ skɑːp; NAmE skɑːrp/ noun
( technical ) a very steep slope
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (with reference to fortification): from Italian scarpa .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005