scarp
scarp/skärp/
noun
a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment.
"the north face is a very steep scarp"
verb
cut or erode (a slope or hillside) so that it becomes steep, perpendicular, or precipitous.
"the scarped edge of the central plateau"
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noun. ˈskärp. Synonyms of scarp. 1. : the inner side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification.
SCARP meaning: 1. a steep slope or cliff formed by folded or eroded layers of rock 2. a steep slope or cliff…. Learn more.
noun · a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment. · Fortification. an escarp.
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion.
1. a steep slope; specif., an escarpment or cliff extending along the edge of a plateau, mesa, etc.
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(geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment.
A scarp is a cliff or steep slope. The word is derived from the Italian scarpa, meaning 'shoe'. · A fault scarp is a steep cliff made by movement along one side ...
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Oxford Collocations DictionaryScarp is used after these nouns: fault. See full entry.
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A steep slope; specif., an escarpment or cliff extending along the edge of a plateau, mesa, etc. Webster's ...
Cliff, a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure · Escarpment, a steep slope or long rock that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two ...