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scarp Definition


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scarp
noun
    1. The steep side of a hill or rock; an escarpment.
    2. fortification.
      The inner side of a defensive ditch, situated nearest to the rampart.
verb
    scarped, scarping
    1. To cut into a scarp or slope.
Etymology: 16c: from Italian scarpa.



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