Escarp

n. [Fr. escarpe, Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa, from Fr. escarper, to cut steep, to cut to a slope, Sp. escarpar, to smooth by rasping, Fr. escarpé, steep, from O. H. Ger. scarp, N. H. Ger. scharf, sharp, acute.] (Fort.) Any thing high and precipitous; the side of the ditch next the parapet. See SCARP.