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BNC: 29137 COCA: 34157
BNC: 29137 COCA: 34157
1
: the inner side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification
2
a
: a line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion see fault illustration
b
: a low steep slope along a beach caused by wave erosion
scarped adjective

Example Sentences

years of violent ocean storms had heavily eroded the beach, creating a scarp along one end of it
Recent Examples on the Web Weber and others are gearing up to propose a mission that would place a new network of state-of-the-art seismometers on the moon, perhaps with one touching down on or near a scarp. Adam Mann, National Geographic, 13 May 2019 That entire scarp has been there from the time the fort was constructed. Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 15 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Italian scarpa

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of scarp was in 1589
BNC: 29137 COCA: 34157

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