ESCARP

Es‐carp″ (?), n. [[F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa), fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.]] (Fort.) The side of the ditch next the parapet; — same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.