Noun
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification

Noun
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

n.
A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.

n.
The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.

n.
A steep descent or declivity.

v. t.
To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.

Scarp

Scarp

Scarp

From scarped cliff and quarried stone.

Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain.

A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.

The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.

To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.