scarpingn.
/ˈskɑːpɪŋ/ A steep slope; the rocky face of a hill. †Also plural the amount of slope or batter in an escarp.
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the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination from the level or slope > amount of > specifically of a bank
scarp1639
scarping1639
society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > side of ditch nearest to parapet > amount of slope in
scarping1639
the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun]
cliffOE
cleoa1300
cleevec1300
rochec1300
clougha1400
heugha1400
brackc1530
clift1567
perpendicular1604
precipice1607
precipe1615
precipit1623
abrupt1624
scar1673
bluff1687
rock wall1755
krantz1785
linn1799
scarp1802
scaur1805
escarpment1815
rock face1820
escarp1856
hag1868
glint1906
scarping1909
stone-cliff1912
ledra1942
the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > slope > [noun] > steep
cliffOE
cleevec1300
hangingc1400
braea1500
steep1555
steepness1585
proclivity1645
upright1712
sliddera1793
snab1797
scarp1802
escarpment1815
shin1817
escarp1856
hag1868
jump-off1873
inface1896
fault-scarp1897
scarping1909
fault-line scarp1911
steephead1918
jump-up1927
1639 R. Norwood Fortification 105 The scarpings thereof [sc. of the Rampire] within and without are [etc.].
1909 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 478 The scarpings of an overhanging cliff.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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