verb
- cutting or forming a steep slope or escarpment
Usage: geology; military engineering
Examples
- The engineers were scarping the hillside to create a defensive position.
- Heavy rains caused natural scarping along the riverbank.
- The construction crew began scarping the slope for the new road.
- Erosion was scarping the cliff face at an alarming rate.
- They spent weeks scarping the terrain to build the fortification.
- The geological survey showed evidence of ancient scarping in the valley.