noun
- steep slopes or cliffs, especially those formed by erosion or faulting
Usage: geology
verb
- cuts or shapes into a steep slope
Usage: technical
Examples
- The limestone scarps rose dramatically from the valley floor.
- Ancient glaciers carved deep scarps into the mountainside.
- The fault line created a series of scarps across the landscape.
- Erosion gradually scarps the soft rock formations.
- The engineer scarps the hillside to prevent landslides.
- Wind and water slowly scarp the coastal cliffs.