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scarp::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | escarp, escarpment, protective embankment |
| Type of | fortification, munition |
scarp::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | escarpment |
| Type of | incline, side, slope |
Examples of scarp
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Perching Manor Farm still exists at the foot of the scarp slope, to the north.
From the theargus.co.uk
Tripuri women wear a scarp, called rignai, which reaches down just below the knee.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The scarp is eroded back from the fault trace, and is therefore south of the fault.
From the nature.com
The scarp faces north and is steep and wooded, with a south facing dip slope.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A lobate scarp in the mare basalts of Aitken Crater on the moon's far side.
From the theepochtimes.com
It forms a small, crescent-shaped cliff, or abrupt scarp at the top end of the slope.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The boundary of the hills is clearly defined on the northwest side by the scarp slope.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It formed as a result of desert erosion and weathering of the scarp slopes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The first cave was built on the eastern end of the horse-shoe shaped scarp.
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- Escarpment: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
- Escarpment: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
- A scarp and a counterscarp are the inner and outer sides of a ditch used in fortifications. In permanent fortifications the scarp and counterscarp may be encased in stone. ...
- An almost vertical slope along the beach caused by erosion by wave action. It may vary in height from a few inches to several feet, depending on wave action and the nature and composition of the beach.
- A line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion; a relatively straight, clifflike face or slope of considerable linear extent, breaking the general continuity of the land by separating surfaces lying at different levels.
- Also "escarpment." A steep cliff or steep slope, formed either as a result of faulting or by the erosion of inclined rock strata.
- A prominent to subdued, often linear, slope or escarpment. Scarps are often produced by faulting, especially that which involves a significant amount of dip slip. However, scarps can also form as a result of stream erosion, wave erosion (e.g. lake shorelines) or landsliding. ...
- A linear steep or nearly vertical topographic feature that separates areas of gently sloping or flat surfaces.*
- A steep slope formed by the displacement of the ground surface by movement of a fault or by other geologic process such as a landslide. See fault scarp.
