- scarped
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scarped — adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑scarp … Useful english dictionary
Scarped — Scarp Scarp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarping}.] To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. [1913 Webster] From scarped cliff and quarried stone. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Sweep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarped — skÉ‘rp /skÉ‘Ëp n. steep cliff caused by erosion or by a major shift in the earth s crust; inner slope of the trench surrounding a fort v. form a steep slope, form a cliff … English contemporary dictionary
Scarp — Scarp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarping}.] To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. [1913 Webster] From scarped cliff and quarried stone. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Sweep ruins… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarping — Scarp Scarp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarping}.] To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. [1913 Webster] From scarped cliff and quarried stone. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Sweep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarp — noun Etymology: Italian scarpa Date: 1589 1. the inner side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification 2. a. a line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion see fault illustration b. a low steep slope along a beach caused by wave erosion •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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