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1. (n.) escarp
the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
2. escarp
any similar steep slope.
Etymology: (1680–90; < F, MF escarpe < It scarpa < Gmc; see scarp)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
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1. (noun) escarp
the side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp
2. (verb) escarp
to make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap
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