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es·carp (ĭ-skärp′) n. 1. A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.
2. The inner wall of a ditch or trench dug around a fortification.
tr.v. es·carped ,
es·carp·ing ,
es·carps 1. To cause to form a steep slope.
2. To furnish with an escarp.
[French escarpe , from Italian scarpa ; see scarp .]
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escarp (ɪˈskɑːp ) n (Fortifications)
fortifications the inner side of the ditch separating besiegers and besieged. Compare
counterscarp vb (Physical Geography) a rare word for
scarp 3 [C17: from French escarpe; see scarp]
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es•carp (ɪˈskɑrp) n. 1. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
2. any similar steep slope.
[1680–90; < French, Middle French
escarpe < Italian
scarpa < Germanic; see
scarp ]
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escarp Past participle: escarpedGerund: escarpingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I escarp you escarp he/she/it escarps we escarp you escarp they escarp
Preterite I escarped you escarped he/she/it escarped we escarped you escarped they escarped
Present Continuous I am escarping you are escarping he/she/it is escarping we are escarping you are escarping they are escarping
Present Perfect I have escarped you have escarped he/she/it has escarped we have escarped you have escarped they have escarped
Past Continuous I was escarping you were escarping he/she/it was escarping we were escarping you were escarping they were escarping
Past Perfect I had escarped you had escarped he/she/it had escarped we had escarped you had escarped they had escarped
Future I will escarp you will escarp he/she/it will escarp we will escarp you will escarp they will escarp
Future Perfect I will have escarped you will have escarped he/she/it will have escarped we will have escarped you will have escarped they will have escarped
Future Continuous I will be escarping you will be escarping he/she/it will be escarping we will be escarping you will be escarping they will be escarping
Present Perfect Continuous I have been escarping you have been escarping he/she/it has been escarping we have been escarping you have been escarping they have been escarping
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been escarping you will have been escarping he/she/it will have been escarping we will have been escarping you will have been escarping they will have been escarping
Past Perfect Continuous I had been escarping you had been escarping he/she/it had been escarping we had been escarping you had been escarping they had been escarping
Conditional I would escarp you would escarp he/she/it would escarp we would escarp you would escarp they would escarp
Past Conditional I would have escarped you would have escarped he/she/it would have escarped we would have escarped you would have escarped they would have escarped
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. escarp - a steep artificial slope in front of a fortificationfortification ,
munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
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