'Escarp' definitions:
Definition of 'escarp'
From: WordNet
noun
A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment]
Definition of 'Escarp'
From: GCIDE
- Escarp \Es*carp"\, n. [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.) The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Escarp'
From: GCIDE