- scarp slope
- The relatively steeper face of a cuesta, facing in a direction opposite to the dip of the strata.Compare: dip slope.GG
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scarp slope — noun Geology the steeper slope of a cuesta, cutting across the underlying strata. Often contrasted with dip slope … English new terms dictionary
scarp — [skärp] n. [It scarpa, a scarp, slope < Goth * skrapa, akin to OE scræf, cave, hollow < IE * (s)kerb(h) , var. of base * (s)ker , to cut > SHEAR] 1. a steep slope; specif., an escarpment or cliff extending along the edge of a plateau,… … English World dictionary
scarp — (n.) steep slope, 1580s, from It. scarpa slope, probably from a Germanic source, perhaps Goth. *skrapa (Cf. M.H.G. schroffe sharp rock, crag, O.E. scræf cave, grave ) … Etymology dictionary
Scarp — Scarp, n. [Aphetic form of {Escarp}.] 1. (Fort.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp. [1913 Webster] 2. A steep descent or declivity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarp — ► NOUN ▪ a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment. ► VERB ▪ cut or erode so as to form a scarp. ORIGIN Italian scarpa … English terms dictionary
scarp — [ skarp ] noun count TECHNICAL a steep slope or cliff … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scarp — 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 … Useful english dictionary
scarp — UK [skɑː(r)p] / US [skɑrp] noun [countable] Word forms scarp : singular scarp plural scarps a steep slope or cliff … English dictionary
scarp — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
slope — Synonyms and related words: acclivity, angle, angularity, ascend, ascent, bank, bend, bevel, bezel, camber, cant, careen, chute, climb, decline, declivity, deflection, descend, descent, deviation, dip, downgrade, drop, drop off, easy slope, fall … Moby Thesaurus
