SCARP


Meaning of SCARP in English

/skahrp/ , n.

1. a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.

2. Fort. an escarp.

v.t.

3. to form or cut into a steep slope.

[ 1580-90; scarpa a slope. See ESCARP ]

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