/i skahrp"meuhnt/ , n.
1. Geol. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. Cf. scarp 1 (def. 1).
2. ground cut into an escarp around a fortification or defensive position.
[ 1795-1805; escarpement. See ESCARP, -MENT ]