escarp

[Es*carpĀ·]

A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification

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The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.

Noun
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification


n.
The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.

v. t.
To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap.


Escarp

Es*carp" , n. [F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa), fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.] (Fort.) The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.

Escarp

Es*carp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escarped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Escarping.] (Mil.) To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap. Carleton.

The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.

To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap.

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