scarp
noun
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
scarped
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past participleof scarp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scarp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scarpnouna line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
Example Sentences
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There, where the scarped cliffside reaches the clouds and the water plunges to the depths of the Grand Canyon, sits one of Norway’s most picturesque villages, Geiranger.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 20, 2023
I rode straight into a scarped ditch and dismounted.
From In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland by John Morse
Mildred sat with her elbow on her knee, looking dreamily at the gray scarped rock and overhanging vegetation; while Olive and Chriss scrambled over the slippery boulders in search of ferns.
From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Rosa Nouchette Carey
The scenery about the two Loughs Macnean is carved out in similarly scarped hills, rising to 2188 ft. in Cuilcagh on the south.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
A strong wall once surrounded the town; a narrow neck of land exists on the east where the rock has been scarped.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
