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Meaning
Noun
●
The
steep
artificial
slope
below a fort's parapet.
●
In Geology:
A
cliff
at the
edge
of a
plateau
or
ridge
caused
by
erosion
or
faulting
; the
steeper
side
of an escarpment.
●
In Heraldry:
Obsolete
spelling
of
scarpe
, scrape
Verb
●
In Earth sciences & Geography:
to
cut
,
scrape
,
erode
, or otherwise
make into
a
scarp
or escarpment
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Rhymes
Carp
Parp
Tarp
Harp
Scarp
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