单词 | escarp |
释义 | escarp[ ih-skahrp ] / ɪˈskɑrp / nounFortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart. any similar steep slope. verb (used with object)to make into an escarp; give a steep slope to; furnish with escarps. Origin of escarp1680–90; <French, Middle French escarpe<Italian scarpa<Germanic; see scarp Words nearby escarpescapist, escapologist, escapology, escargot, escarole, escarp, escarpment, Escaut, -esce, -escence, -escent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for escarpBritish Dictionary definitions for escarpescarp / (ɪˈskɑːp) / nounfortifications the inner side of the ditch separating besiegers and besiegedCompare counterscarp verba rare word for scarp (def. 3) Word Origin for escarpC17: from French escarpe; see scarp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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