Scarp Synonyms

skärp
A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. escarpment
  2. escarp
  3. protective embankment

Words Related to Scarp

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. outcrop
  2. ridge
  3. anticline
  4. syncline
  5. dip-slope
  6. hillock
  7. scree
  8. steep-sided
  9. glacis
  10. plateau
  11. cliffline

Scarp Sentence Examples

  • Its steep fault scarp faces west, and rises from 4000 to 6000 ft.

  • The scarp or steeply inclined slope; this is necessarily of small extent except in the direction of its length.

  • This may account for the high rates of scarp retreat.

  • The Polden Hills are capped by the Blue Lias Limestone, which in places forms a steep scarp.

  • The glens of Antrim are deep notches cut by seaward-running streams through the basalt scarp, their floors being formed of Triassic or older rocks.

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