escarp

英 [ɪ'skɑːp] 美[ɛ'skɑrp]
  • n. 内壕(等于escarpment)
  • vt. 使成斜面

英英释义


1. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification

英文词源


escarp (n.)
"steep slope," especially as part of a fortification, 1680s, from French escarpe (16c.), from Italian scarpa (see scarp).