| 单词 | scarp |
| 释义 | scarp[ skahrp ] / skɑrp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scarp ON THESAURUS.COM nouna line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment. Fortification. an escarp. verb (used with object)to form or cut into a steep slope. Origin of scarpFirst recorded in 1580–90, scarp is from the Italian word scarpa a slope. See escarp Words nearby scarpscarlet red, scarlet runner, scarlet sage, scarlet tanager, scarlet woman, scarp, Scarpa, Scarpa's fascia, Scarpa's fluid, Scarpa's foramen, Scarpa's membrane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scarpBritish Dictionary definitions for scarpscarp / (skɑːp) / nouna steep slope, esp one formed by erosion or faulting; escarpmentSee also cuesta fortifications the side of a ditch cut nearest to and immediately below a rampart verb(tr; often passive) to wear or cut so as to form a steep slope Word Origin for scarpC16: from Italian scarpa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for scarpscarp [ skärp ] A continuous line of cliffs produced by vertical movement of the Earth's crust along a fault or by erosion. The term is often used interchangeably with escarpment but is more accurately associated with cliffs produced by faulting rather than those produced by erosional processes. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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