noun
1.
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart. See diag. under bastion.
2.
any similar steep slope.
verb (used with object)
3.
to make into an escarp; give a steep slope to; furnish with escarps.
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| —n | |
| 1. | fortifications Compare counterscarp the inner side of the ditch separating besiegers and besieged |
| —vb | |
| 2. | a rare word for scarp |
| [C17: from French escarpe; see | |
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