Related Searches
Nearby Words

escarp

[ih-skahrp]

es·carp

[ih-skahrp]
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.

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Escarp is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

Origin:
1680–90; < French, Middle French escarpe < Italian scarpa < Germanic; see scarp
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To escarp
Collins
World English Dictionary
escarp (ɪˈskɑːp)
 
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 scarp]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature