Scarped

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  • v. Past participle of scarp
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Steeply sloping, like the scarp of a fortification.
    • Word Usage
    "The Castle, in this aspect also, rose considerably above the neighboring ground, but the elevation of the site, which towards the torrent was an abrupt rock, was on this side a steep eminence, which had been scarped like a modern glacis, to render the building more secure."
    Verb Form
    scarped    scarping    scarps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    side    slope    incline    fortification    munition   
    Cross Reference
    detached scarp    scarp gallery   
    Form
    scarped    scarping   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Arp    Harp    Sharp    Sharpe    Tharp   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    escarpment    outcropping    drop-off    beckon    acclivity   
     
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