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Definition of: escarp
(es·kärp′) noun
The inner wall or side of the ditch at the foot of a rampart: distinguished from counterscarp, the further or outer side. See illustration under BASTION.
—v.t.
1. To cause to slope steeply.
2. To provide with a scarp. [<F <Ital. scarpa a scarp]
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