Scarp
21scarp — /skap / (say skahp) noun 1. a steep ridge extending from a mountain range; escarpment. 2. Fortifications the side of a ditch next to a rampart; an escarp. –verb (t) 3. to form or cut into a scarp. {Italian scarpa. See escarp} …
22scarp — atodanga statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vieta, kur uolienų sluoksniai išeina į Žemės paviršių (griovų, kalnagūbrių šlaituose). atitikmenys: angl. outcrop; rock exposure; scarp vok. Aufschluß, n rus. выход пластов; обнажение …
23scarp — n. & v. n. 1 the inner wall or slope of a ditch in a fortification (cf. COUNTERSCARP). 2 a steep slope. v.tr. 1 make (a slope) perpendicular or steep. 2 provide (a ditch) with a steep scarp and counterscarp. 3 (as scarped adj.) (of a hillside etc …
24Scarp, Scotland — Infobox Scottish island | latitude=58.03 longitude= 7.12 GridReference=NA970151 celtic name=An Sgarp norse name= meaning of name= Barren , from Norse area=1045 ha area rank=47 highest elevation=Sròn Romul 308 m Population=0 population rank= main… …
25scarp — noun Etymology: Italian scarpa Date: 1589 1. the inner side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification 2. a. a line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion see fault illustration b. a low steep slope along a beach caused by wave erosion •… …
26scarp — /skahrp/, n. 1. a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth s crust; an escarpment. 2. Fort. an escarp. v.t. 3. to form or cut into a steep slope. [1580 90; < It scarpa a slope. See ESCARP] * * * …
27scarp — noun a) the steep artificial slope below a forts parapet b) a cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion; the steeper side of an escarpment …
28scarp — the steep slope of an escarpment …
29scarp — Synonyms and related words: abatis, advanced work, balistraria, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battlement, bevel, bezel, bluff, breastwork, bulwark, casemate, cheval de frise, chute,… …
30scarp — skÉ‘rp /skÉ‘Ëp n. steep cliff caused by erosion or by a major shift in the earth s crust; inner slope of the trench surrounding a fort v. form a steep slope, form a cliff …
