ESCARP

escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment

(noun) a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

escarp (plural escarps)

The side of the ditch next to the parapet in a fortification; the scarp.

Verb

escarp (third-person singular simple present escarps, present participle escarping, simple past and past participle escarped)

(transitive) To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scarp.

Anagrams

• CASREP, Casper, Pacers, Scaper, capers, crapes, e-scrap, pacers, parsec, recaps, scaper, scrape, secpar, spacer

Source: Wiktionary


Es*carp", n. Etym: [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.)

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

Es*carp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escarped; p. pr. & vb. n. Escarping.] (Mil.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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