💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backscarp"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scarpnoun | (geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment. |
| anti-scarpnoun | (geology) An uphill-facing scarp |
| scarpingnoun | The formation of cliffs by erosion. |
| escarpnoun | Obsolete spelling of scarp. [The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.] |
| scarpmentnoun | Alternative form of escarpment. [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.] |
| scarplandnoun | A landscape characterised by scarps. |
| scarnoun | A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. |
| scablandnoun | (US, geography) High, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil and deep channels formed by glaciers or glacial floods. |
| escarpmentnoun | 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. |
| scarpletnoun | A small scarp. |
| scarcementnoun | (architecture, engineering) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. |
| excarpmentnoun | Misspelling of escarpment. [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.] |
| scarpenoun | (heraldry) Alternative form of scrape (“diminutive bend”). [A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).] |
| scaurnoun | (chiefly Scotland) A steep cliff or bank. |
| screenoun | (uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. |
| bellyscrapernoun | (construction, mining) A piece of earthmoving equipment used to level land and build roads. A heavy equipment machinery with a blade on the bottom and a hopper on top, that can carry, scrape-up, and lay-down material. |
| scrag endnoun | A cheap primal cut of lamb or mutton that comes from the forepart of the neck and is typically used in soups or stews. |
| scuffnoun | (sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping. |
| raised beachnoun | (geology) A terrace of gravel etc. marking the margin of an ancient sea. |
| scrapernoun | (computing) A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper. |
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