Medieval Glossary
Escarpment
Ground cut away nearly vertically about a position, in order to render it inaccessible to the enemy.
Related term(s): Escarp; Scarp; Counterscarp; Revet; Revetment; Fortification
Category: Castles and Fortifications
Added: 10.01.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 150.
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