Associations to the word «Scarping»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SCARP, noun. A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion.
SCARP, noun. A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats