[
UK
/skˈɑːp/
]
[ US /ˈskɑɹp/ ]
[ US /ˈskɑɹp/ ]
NOUN
- a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
- a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
How To Use scarp In A Sentence
- Finish the dish by adding the chopped sage, some olive oil, mascarpone and parmesan. Times, Sunday Times
- Serve with mascarpone and toasted flaked almonds. Times, Sunday Times
- Once the more resistant gently dipping rocks of the Cotswolds have been removed, the underlying softer beds are easily eroded, so the Jurassic escarpments to the east of the Vales of Evesham and Gloucester retreated through time.
- The escarpments, however, are due in a large degree to the erosion of weaker rock on the downthrow side. The Elements of Geology
- You need not even believe -- though it is too likely to be true -- that that great fireplace in the little first-floor room served for the torture of the scarpines. Prose Idylls, New and Old
- The escarpment has been shaped into numerous irregularities, indentations, and promontories, and is pierced by thalweg ravines, gorges, and rocky passages connecting the plain and plateau. Cliffs of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Mali
- The structural discontinuity between the shield and the horizontal lavas filling the embayment corresponds to the eroded scarps of the landslide.
- Put the mascarpone and cream cheese in a large bowl and beat until well blended. Times, Sunday Times
- We have seen no evidence that this degraded fault-line scarp is Holocene active.
- We've replaced the buttery mascarpone with fresh, tangy cheese made from nonfat yogurt.