scarp
noun/skɑːp/
/skɑːrp/
(specialist)- a very steep slopeOxford Collocations DictionaryScarp is used after these nouns:
- fault
Word Originlate 16th cent. (with reference to fortification): from Italian scarpa.Want to learn more?
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