Definitions for: Scarp

[n] a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
[n] a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

Webster (1913) Definition: Scarp, n. [OF. escharpe. See 2d Scarf.] (Her.)
A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only
half as broad as the latter.

Scarp, n. [Aphetic form of Escarp.]
1. (Fort.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the
escarp.

2. A steep descent or declivity.

Scarp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scarped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scarping.]
To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the
face of a ditch or a rock.

From scarped cliff and quarried stone. --Tennyson.

Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain. --Emerson.

Synonyms: escarp, escarpment, escarpment, protective embankment

See Also: fortification, incline, munition, side, slope

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