scarp wall
1wall — Synonyms and related words: arch dam, arm, armor, armor plate, backstop, balustrade, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barbed wire, barrage, barricade, barrier, battle, bear trap dam, beaver dam, block, blockade, bluff, boom, boundary, brattice,… …
2scarp — noun a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment. ↘the inner wall of a ditch in a fortification. verb cut or erode so as to form a scarp. Origin C16 (with ref. to fortification): from Ital. scarpa …
3scarp — n. & v. n. 1 the inner wall or slope of a ditch in a fortification (cf. COUNTERSCARP). 2 a steep slope. v.tr. 1 make (a slope) perpendicular or steep. 2 provide (a ditch) with a steep scarp and counterscarp. 3 (as scarped adj.) (of a hillside etc …
4scarp — Synonyms and related words: abatis, advanced work, balistraria, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battlement, bevel, bezel, bluff, breastwork, bulwark, casemate, cheval de frise, chute,… …
5Defensive wall — See also: List of cities with defensive walls Part of the Great Wall of China, a UNESCO World Heritage Site …
6Curtain wall (fortification) — For the 2011 song by T.I. featuring Christina Aguilera, see Castle Walls. The curtain wall at Krak des Chevaliers, Syria A curtain wall is a defensive wall between two bastions of a castle or fortress …
7coun|ter|scarp — «KOWN tuhr SKAHRP», noun. the outer slope or wall of a moat or ditch in a fortification. ╂[< French contrescarpe] …
8Cordon — Cor don (k[^o]r d[o^]n; F. k[^o]r d[^o]N ), n. [F., fr. corde. See {Cord}.] 1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an… …
9Cordon sanitaire — Cordon Cor don (k[^o]r d[o^]n; F. k[^o]r d[^o]N ), n. [F., fr. corde. See {Cord}.] 1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in… …
10Jerusalem (Before A.D. 71) — • This article deals with the destruction by the Romans after it had become the scene of the Redemption Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jerusalem (Before A.D. 71) Jerusalem (Before A.D. 71) …
