Definitions for "Scarp"
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The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.
A steep descent or declivity.
To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.
Inner wall of a ditch or moat.(Escarp, Escarpment)
A cliff or steep slope of some extent that may form a marked topographic boundary.
a steep slope or cliff
The steep cliff face that is formed by a slump.
The interior side of a ditch or the outer slope of a rampart.
A cliff produced by faulting or erosion.
elongated or steep slope separating flat or gently sloping areas on the seafloor
An almost perpendicular slope caused by wave action and erosion along the shoreline.
A low concave cliff or series of cliffs that marks the detachment zone of a landslide or slope failure.
Steeply dipping region of exposed soil and rock that marks the upslope end of a landslide.
scarped. In the case of the French works on Richmond Hill the outer slope of the main wall of the defenses. Also the interior side of a ditch.
A change in topography along a linear to arcuate cliff. The cliff may be the result of one or more processes including tectonic, volcanic, impact-related, or degradational processes.
Inner face of a ditch.
Slope on inner side of ditch.
an abrupt rise, like a cliff, and in this case the name would seem to be a bit of hyperbole on the part of the geologists
a type of cliff, formed by contraction
a steep vertical drop-off of the dry beach caused by wave attack during storms. Scarps can be from inches to several feet high and disappear by the return of sand onshore during accretion.
Abbreviated form of "escarpment". The surface created by vertical displacement along a fault.
the sloped bank of a stream channel. Sediment - soil fragmental material that originates from weathering of rocks and is transported or deposited by air, water, or ice.
a straight line of steep cliff's or slopes. If the steep slope has been formed by a fault it is known as a fault scarp.
A cliff formed by faulting, erosion, or landslides. (Also called escarpment).
inner wall of a ditch or the wall in front of the rampart.
The faces of the fort on the inside of the ditch.
A line of cliffs produced by faulting or by erosion. The term is an abbreviated form of escarpment, and the two terms commonly have the same meaning, although "scary" is more often applied to cliffs formed by faulting.
a cliff or steep slope that occurs along the margin of a plateau or of a relatively flat terrain.
The steep bank immediately in front of and below the rampart. Ship of the Line: A warship mounting from fifty guns (fourth-rate ship) to as many as 100 guns (first-rate ship), sufficiently powerful to fight in the line of battle.
A line of cliffs produced form of escarpment, and the by faulting or by erosion. The term is an abbreviated two terms commonly have the same meaning, although "scarp" is more often applied to cliffs formed by faulting.
Also "escarpment." A steep cliff or steep slope, formed either as a result of faulting or by the erosion of inclined rock strata.
See Escarpment
The inner slope of the ditch (or moat) that surrounds a fort; the same as the exterior slope.
A cliff-like face formed by erosion of high standing areas on the back beach.
A scarp (also called an escarpment) is a cliff or row of cliffs that were formed by formed by faults in the crust, erosion, or landslides.
A cliff or steep slope formed by displacement of the ground surface.
A line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion; a relatively straight, clifflike face or slope of considerable linear extent, breaking the general continuity of the land by separating surfaces lying at different levels.
A relatively steep, straight, cliff-like face or slope of considerable linear extent, separating two flat or gently sloping surfaces at different levels.
A roughly linear, cliff-like slope or face that breaks the continuity of a surface into distinct levels. Scarps are often produced by faulting, especially that which involves a significant amount of dip slip.
the interior side of the ditch. It was also sometimes termed “escarp.
a steep slope, usually along the foreshore and/or at the vegetation line, formed by wave attack.
An escarpment, cliff, or steep slope of some extent along the margin of a plateau, mesa, terrace, or bench. Scat Animal feces.
1. A cliff, escarpment, or steep slope of some extent formed by a geological fault. 2. A cliff or steep slope along the margin of a plateau, mesa, or terrace.
A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.
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