escarp
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es·carp
(ĭ-skärp') 
n.
n.
- A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.
- The inner wall of a ditch or trench dug around a fortification.
- To cause to form a steep slope.
- To furnish with an escarp.
[French escarpe, from Italian scarpa. See scarp.]
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escarpment
1. In fortification, a steep bank or wall immediately in front of and below the rampart.
2. Ground formed like an escarp as a feature in a garden.
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