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Rarescarp
The correct spelling is scarp.
How to pronounce scarp
/skɑːp/
nounIPA: /skɑːp/
Say it like: Sca-rp
The correct spelling is scarp. The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet For example: "to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock"
Usage Examples
“to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock”
Meanings
noun
- 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
- 1.(earth science) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
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