Escarpment :: Escarpment (n.) A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See Scarp..
Scarp :: Scarp (n.) A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter..
Scarp :: Scarp (n.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.