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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Escarp \Es*carp"\, noun [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Escarp \Es*carp"\, verb (used with an object) [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) 2.0 [wn]:
escarp
noun: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarpment}, {scarp}, {protective embankment}]
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