Escarp(n.) The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.
Escarp(v. t.) To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap.
Escarped(imp. & p. p.) of Escarp
Escarping(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Escarp
Escarpment(n.) A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See Scarp.
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