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| scarp [ skaarp ] (plural scarps) |
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1. steep cliff: a steep slope or cliff, formed by erosion or faulting
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2. steep slope in fortification: a steep slope in front of a fortification, e.g. the inner wall of a ditch
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| [Late 16th century. < Italian scarpa] |
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