Scarp vs. Cliff

Scarpnoun

the steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet

Cliffnoun

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

Scarpnoun

(geology) a cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment

Cliffnoun

A high, steep rock; a precipice.

Scarpverb

to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment

‘to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock’;

Cliffnoun

See Clef.

Scarpnoun

A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.

Cliffnoun

a steep high face of rock;

‘he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town’; ‘a steep drop’;

Scarpnoun

The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.

Cliffnoun

a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea

‘a coast path along the top of rugged cliffs’;

Scarpnoun

A steep descent or declivity.

Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity.

Scarpverb

To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.

‘From scarped cliff and quarried stone.’; ‘Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain.’;

Scarpnoun

a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

Scarpnoun

a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification