Definition of escarp Escarp
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What does escarp mean?
WordNet
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| escarp - a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | ||
| escarpment, scarp, protective embankment | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- escarp (n.)
The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp. - escarp (v. t.)
To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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escarp
es-kärp′, v.t. to make into a scarp or sudden slope.—n. a scarp or steep slope: (fort.) the side of the ditch next the rampart.—n. Escarp′ment, the precipitous side of any hill or rock: escarp. [Fr. escarper, to cut down steep, from root of scarp.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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escarp
In fortification, that steep bank or wall immediately in front of and below the rampart, which is thus secured against being directly stormed by a superior force; it is generally the inner side of the ditch.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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escarp
In fortification, the surface of the ditch next the rampart, the surface next the enemy being termed the counterscarp. Called also scarp.
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🔤- escarp, noun, singular of escarps.
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