escarp

名词 escarp:

1. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
   同义词：escarpment, scarp, protective embankment

es.carp

n.（名词）
A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.
急坡，峭壁：急斜坡或陡坡；悬崖峭壁
The inner wall of a ditch or trench dug around a fortification.
壕沟内壁：在防御工事附近挖的战壕的内墙
v.tr.（及物动词）
es.carped,es.carp.ing,es.carps
To cause to form a steep slope.
使之形成陡坡
To furnish with an escarp.
修筑战壕

来源：
French escarpe
法语 escarpe
from Italian scarpa * see scarp
源自 意大利语 scarpa *参见 scarp