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- a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment崖岸; 陡坡; 悬崖。
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- the inner wall of a ditch in a fortification（壕沟的）内削壁。比较COUNTERSCARP.
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1- cut or erode (a slope or hillside) so that it becomes steep, perpendicular, or precipitous（经切削或腐蚀）使成陡坡（或悬崖）。
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- provide (a ditch in a fortification) with a steep scarp and counterscarp为（壕沟）筑斜坡。
词源
late 16th cent. (with reference to fortification)： from Italian scarpa.