What does SCARP mean?
Definitions for SCARP
skɑrpscarp
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Princeton's WordNet
escarpment, scarpnoun
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankmentnoun
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
Wiktionary
scarpnoun
the steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet
scarpnoun
a cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion; the steeper side of an escarpment
scarpverb
to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Scarpnoun
The slope on that side of a ditch which is next to a fortified place, and looks towards the fields. Dict.
Etymology: escarpe, French.
ChatGPT
scarp
A scarp is a long, steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge, typically formed by erosion or by vertical movement of the Earth's crust along a fault line. It is often found in environments such as coasts, mountains, or river beds.
Webster Dictionary
Scarpnoun
a band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter
Scarpnoun
the slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp
Scarpnoun
a steep descent or declivity
Scarpverb
to cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock
Etymology: [OF. escharpe. See 2d Scarf.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scarp
skärp, n. (her.) a diminutive of the bend sinister, half its width: (obs.) a shoulder-belt. [O. Fr. escarpe, escharpe: cf. Scarf (1).]
Scarp
skärp, n. (fort.) any steep slope (same as Escarp).—v.t. to cut down a slope so as to render it impassable.—adj. Scarped. [O. Fr. escarpe—It. scarpa—Old High Ger. scharf; cf. Sharp.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
scarp
A precipitous steep; as either the escarp or counterscarp of a fort: but a bank or the face of a hill may also be scarped.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SCARP in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SCARP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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