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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: scarp (0.00872 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to scarp.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: scarp
scarp
n 1: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or
ridge; usually formed by erosion [syn:
escarpment]
2: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn:
escarpment,
escarp,
protective embankment]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: scarp
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.
[1913 Webster]
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