Scarp - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|skɑːrp|
Brit.
|skɑːp|
noun
- a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion (syn: escarpment)
- a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification (syn: escarp, escarpment)
- a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification (syn: escarp, escarpment)
Extra examples
...years of violent ocean storms had heavily eroded the beach, creating a scarp along one end of it...
Word forms
noun
singular: scarp
plural: scarps
singular: scarp
plural: scarps
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