meaning of scarp
1. A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.
2. The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.
3. A steep descent or declivity.
4. To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.
5. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
Related Words
scarp | scarped | scarper | scarping |
