scarp

noun/skɑːp/CEFR C2

খাড়া ঢাল, ভূমির হঠাৎ উঁচু কিনারা

Meaning

A steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge.

Example sentences

  • The road climbs the scarp in three bends.তিনটি বাঁক নিয়ে রাস্তাটি খাড়া ঢালটি বেয়ে ওঠে।
  • Villages sit below the scarp.ঢালটির নিচে গ্রামগুলো বসেছে।

Common phrases with “scarp

  • the face of the scarpঢালের সামনের দিক
  • below the scarpঢালের নিচে
  • a chalk scarpচুনাপাথরের খাড়া ঢাল

A common mistake

He got a scarp on his knee.He got a scrape on his knee.

A scarp is a landform; a scrape is a graze on skin. Scarp is short for escarpment and appears mostly in geography writing, where the gentle back slope behind it is the dip slope.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: escarpment, cliff

Similar words, and what each means

  • escarpment

    খাড়া ঢাল

    A long, steep slope at the edge of a plateau or between two flat areas of land.

  • cliff

    খাড়া পাহাড়, খাড়া ঢাল, ভৃগু

    A high area of rock with a steep side, often by the sea.

Other English words for “খাড়া ঢাল, ভূমির হঠাৎ উঁচু কিনারা

  • cliff

    A high area of rock with a steep side, often by the sea.

  • escarpment

    A long, steep slope at the edge of a plateau or between two flat areas of land.

Where this word is used

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  1. “scarp” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • খাড়া ঢাল, ভূমির হঠাৎ উঁচু কিনারা
    • বোকা, নির্বোধ
    • স্নায়ুকোষ
    • বিশুদ্ধতা, খাঁটি হওয়ার গুণ
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    খাড়া ঢাল, ভূমির হঠাৎ উঁচু কিনারাscarp (noun) — খাড়া ঢাল, ভূমির হঠাৎ উঁচু কিনারা. A steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “scarp”?

    • companionship
    • escarpment
    • hearsay
    • sidewalk
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    escarpmentescarpment — খাড়া ঢাল. A long, steep slope at the edge of a plateau or between two flat areas of land.

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