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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
es·carp       [i-skahrp] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
2.any similar steep slope.
–verb (used with object)
3.to make into an escarp; give a steep slope to; furnish with escarps.
[Origin: 1680–90; < F, MF escarpe < It scarpa < Gmc; see scarp1]
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es·carp       (ĭ-skärp')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.
  2. The inner wall of a ditch or trench dug around a fortification.

tr.v.   es·carped, es·carp·ing, es·carps
  1. To cause to form a steep slope.
  2. To furnish with an escarp.


[French escarpe, from Italian scarpa; see scarp.]

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escarp

noun
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment] 

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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.

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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.

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