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A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
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escarp
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"steep slope," especially as part of a fortification, 1680s, from French escarpe (16c.), from Italian scarpa (see scarp ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The side of the ditch next to the parapet in a fortification; the scarp. vb. (context transitive English) To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scarp.