What is the meaning of Scarp?

  • (v.t.) To cut down perpendicularly or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.
  • (n.) A steep descent or declivity.
  • (n.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.
  • (n.) A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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