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Word: Escarp
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from French escarpe, from Italian scarpa ‘slope’. Compare with scarp
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈskɑːp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a steep bank or slope, especially that of a ditch in a fortification
Short Definition:steep bank
Examples:- the reconstruction of escarps at the fortress of Gibraltar
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