escarp
/ɪˈskɑrp/
noun
- A steep slope or cliff, especially one formed by erosion or excavation.
- The hikers carefully climbed down the rocky escarp.
- The ancient fortress was built on an escarp for defense.
- Erosion created a sharp escarp along the riverbank.
verb
- To cut or shape into a steep slope.
- The gardener escarped the lawn to create a terraced garden.
- They escarped the ditch to prevent landslides.
- The construction crew had to escarp the hillside for the new road.