scarp
noun
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
has scarped
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present perfectof scarp (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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From Ross to Monmouth the river flows through a region of rolling hills, with abrupt declivities where the rapid stream has scarped the margin into cliffs and ridges.
From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Joel Cook
Ross is chiefly built upon the slope of a hill, terminating in a plateau, one side of which the Wye, flowing through a horseshoe bend, has scarped out into a river-cliff.
From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Joel Cook
Weistritz, at this part, has scarped the eastern flank of Burkersdorf Height; and made for itself a pleasant little Valley there: this is the one Pass into the Mountains.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 by Thomas Carlyle
