Scarp
11Scarp — SCARP, an isle, in the parish of Harris, district of Lewis, county of Inverness; containing 129 inhabitants. This is a high conical rocky isle, consisting of a solid mountain, of which the diameter is about three miles. It lies on the western… …
12scarp — [ska:p US ska:rp] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: scarpa] a line of natural cliffs …
13scarp — [ skarp ] noun count TECHNICAL a steep slope or cliff …
14scarp — (n.) steep slope, 1580s, from It. scarpa slope, probably from a Germanic source, perhaps Goth. *skrapa (Cf. M.H.G. schroffe sharp rock, crag, O.E. scræf cave, grave ) …
15scarp — coun·ter·scarp; scarp·er; scarp·let; scarp; …
16scarp — UK [skɑː(r)p] / US [skɑrp] noun [countable] Word forms scarp : singular scarp plural scarps a steep slope or cliff …
17scarp — 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},… …
18scarp — noun Scarp is used after these nouns: ↑fault …
19scarp — An escarpment, cliff, or steep slope of some extent along the margin of a plateau, mesa, terrace, or structural bench. A scarp may be of any height. Compare: escarpment. GG …
20scarp — noun a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment. ↘the inner wall of a ditch in a fortification. verb cut or erode so as to form a scarp. Origin C16 (with ref. to fortification): from Ital. scarpa …
