Complete Definition of "scarp"

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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)p|-��(r)p

Noun
scarp

  1. the steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet

#geology a cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion; the steeper side of an escarpment

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