escarp
/ih-skahrp/US // ɪˈskɑrp //UK // (ɪˈskɑːp) //
蛇蝎美人,蛇蝎美人鱼
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- : any similar steep slope.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to make into an escarp; give a steep slope to; furnish with escarps.
Examples
Cest une vieille ville du moyen ge, ville de dfense et de refuge, pose sur un plateau escarp, do toute la valle se dcouvre.
The line of the escarp is called the magistral line since it regulates the trace.
By making the crest of the parapet quite independent of the escarp line he obtained great freedom of direction for his fire.
The ditch has escarp and counterscarp, and is defended by counterscarp galleries at the angles.
There is no escarp, the natural slope of the rampart being carried down to the bottom of the ditch.
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