Definition of "scarp" in Anglais

noun

1. The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.

2. (geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment.

3. (heraldry) Obsolete spelling of scarpe, scrape.

verb

1. (earth science, geography, transitive) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment

   • to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock