Escarp
Pronunciation : Es*carp"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa), fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.] (Fort.)
Definition : Defn: The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Es*carp"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap. Carleton.
t. [imp. & p. p. Escarped; p. pr. & vb. n. Escarping.] (Mil.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913