Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Escarp"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
escarp
n : a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarpment},
{scarp}, {protective embankment}]
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