Scarp Definition

skärp
scarps
noun
scarps
A steep slope; specif., an escarpment or cliff extending along the edge of a plateau, mesa, etc.
Webster's New World
The inner slope of a ditch below a rampart.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
scarps
To make or cut into a steep slope.
Webster's New World
To provide with a scarp.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Scarp

Noun

Singular:
scarp
Plural:
scarps

Origin of Scarp

  • Italian scarpa slope perhaps of Germanic origin sker-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Aphetic form of escarp.

    From Wiktionary

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