[skahrp] 
| 1. | a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment. |
| 2. | Fortification. an escarp. |
| 3. | to form or cut into a steep slope. |
| scarp (skärp) n. An escarpment. tr.v. scarped, scarp·ing, scarps To cut or make into an escarpment. [Italian scarpa, slope, perhaps of Germanic origin; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| scarp (skärp) Pronunciation Key
A continuous line of cliffs produced by vertical movement of the Earth's crust along a fault or by erosion. The term is often used interchangeably with escarpment but is more accurately associated with cliffs produced by faulting rather than those produced by erosional processes. |
