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Steep descent
Answer for the clue "Steep descent ", 6 letters:
escarp
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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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment , scarp , protective embankment ]