scarp

1. n. A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter. Source: opted

2. n. The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp. Source: opted

3. n. A steep descent or declivity. Source: opted

4. v. t. To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. Source: opted

5. n. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion Source: wordnet

6. n. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification Source: wordnet

7. A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter. 1. (Fort.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp. 2. A steep descent or declivity. To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. From scarped cliff and quarried stone. Tennyson. Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain. Emerson. Source: webster

8. A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only halfas broad as the latter. Source: adambom

9. n:100 n a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion n a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification Source: ecdict

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