What does "escarp" mean?
Escarp: The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.
Additional senses
- 2.To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap. Carleton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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