scarp

  1. Noun.  the steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.
  2. Noun.  (geology) a cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion; the steeper side of an escarpment.
  3. Verb.  (earth science, geography) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment.

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