Escarp

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Escarp \Es*carp"\, n. [F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa),
     fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German
     origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.]
     (Fort.)
     The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as {scarp},
     and opposed to {counterscarp}.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  escarp
       n : a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarpment},
            {scarp}, {protective embankment}]