Scarp

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Scarp may refer to:

Landforms and geology

Cliff, a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure
Escarpment, a steep slope or long rock that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations
Fault scarp, the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along faults

Other

Scarp, Scotland, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
Scarp and counterscarp, the inner and outer sides of a ditch or moat used in fortifications
SS-9 Scarp, the NATO reporting name for the R-36 ICBM

See also

Scarpe (disambiguation)

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