scarp
noun
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
scarps
-
present tense formof scarp (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The region contains faults, volcanic structures, rifts, scarps, and active subduction and spreading zones, many located at depths that make detailed sonar mapping extremely difficult.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
As the interior cools, the surface contracts, creating the compressional forces that formed lobate scarps in the highlands.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
Lobate scarps appear in the highlands, while SMRs are found only in the maria.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Landslide movement continues to manifest at the ground surface in the form of scarps, fissures, grabens/sinkholes, tensional cracking, shear zones and thrust features,” the city’s latest report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
To the east and west were more mountains, great jagged peaks thrusting sharply upward, their scarps piled high with snow and raked by the wind into bladelike edges as sharp as scimitars.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
