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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: escarp n : a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarpment}, {scarp}, {protective embankment}]
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