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Meaning of scarps

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scarps

noun

Definitions

  1. The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet

  2. A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment

verb

Definitions

  1. (earth science) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment

    Example: to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scarphttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scarps

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