scarp

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
noun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification

Apheretic form of escarp. Doublet of escarp.

Above that, in scarps and blocks upheaved, the rocks strove to fight their heads above the white smother. — Kim, Rudyard Kipling
Clayley, Chane, Raoul, and myself, being unarmed, had thrown ourselves behind the scarp to avoid catching a stray shot. — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid
A quarter of an hour later, after helping her up a short, steep scarp, we stood and looked back on the little town. — The Yeoman Adventurer, George W. Gough

escarpment

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