es·carp
(ĭ-skärp′)n.1. A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.
2. The inner wall of a ditch or trench dug around a fortification.
tr.v. es·carped,
es·carp·ing,
es·carps 1. To cause to form a steep slope.
2. To furnish with an escarp.
[French escarpe, from Italian scarpa; see scarp.]
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escarp
(ɪˈskɑːp) n (Fortifications)
fortifications the inner side of the ditch separating besiegers and besieged. Compare
counterscarp vb (Physical Geography) a rare word for
scarp3 [C17: from French escarpe; see scarp]
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es•carp
(ɪˈskɑrp)
n. 1. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
2. any similar steep slope.
[1680–90; < French, Middle French
escarpe < Italian
scarpa < Germanic; see
scarp]
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escarp
Past participle: escarped
Gerund: escarping
Present |
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I escarp |
you escarp |
he/she/it escarps |
we escarp |
you escarp |
they escarp |
Preterite |
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I escarped |
you escarped |
he/she/it escarped |
we escarped |
you escarped |
they escarped |
Present Continuous |
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I am escarping |
you are escarping |
he/she/it is escarping |
we are escarping |
you are escarping |
they are escarping |
Present Perfect |
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I have escarped |
you have escarped |
he/she/it has escarped |
we have escarped |
you have escarped |
they have escarped |
Past Continuous |
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I was escarping |
you were escarping |
he/she/it was escarping |
we were escarping |
you were escarping |
they were escarping |
Past Perfect |
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I had escarped |
you had escarped |
he/she/it had escarped |
we had escarped |
you had escarped |
they had escarped |
Future |
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I will escarp |
you will escarp |
he/she/it will escarp |
we will escarp |
you will escarp |
they will escarp |
Future Perfect |
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I will have escarped |
you will have escarped |
he/she/it will have escarped |
we will have escarped |
you will have escarped |
they will have escarped |
Future Continuous |
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I will be escarping |
you will be escarping |
he/she/it will be escarping |
we will be escarping |
you will be escarping |
they will be escarping |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been escarping |
you have been escarping |
he/she/it has been escarping |
we have been escarping |
you have been escarping |
they have been escarping |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been escarping |
you will have been escarping |
he/she/it will have been escarping |
we will have been escarping |
you will have been escarping |
they will have been escarping |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been escarping |
you had been escarping |
he/she/it had been escarping |
we had been escarping |
you had been escarping |
they had been escarping |
Conditional |
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I would escarp |
you would escarp |
he/she/it would escarp |
we would escarp |
you would escarp |
they would escarp |
Past Conditional |
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I would have escarped |
you would have escarped |
he/she/it would have escarped |
we would have escarped |
you would have escarped |
they would have escarped |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | escarp - a steep artificial slope in front of a fortificationfortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
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