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backscarp

backscarp noun: the scarp formed by a landslide, located at the rearmost (highest) point. The extent of a landslide runs from backscarp to toe.

Noun

backscarp (plural backscarps)

  1. The scarp formed by a landslide, located at the rearmost (highest) point. The extent of a landslide runs from backscarp to toe.

Antonyms of backscarp

Forms of backscarp

pluralbackscarps

Origin of backscarp

From back + scarp.

Questions about backscarp

What does backscarp mean?
Backscarp means the scarp formed by a landslide, located at the rearmost (highest) point. The extent of a landslide runs from backscarp to toe.
What part of speech is backscarp?
Backscarp is a noun.
What is the plural of backscarp?
The plural of backscarp is backscarps.

Words near backscarp in the dictionary

  1. backsaws
  2. backscan
  3. backscanned
  4. backscanning
  5. backscans
  6. backscarp
  7. backscarps
  8. backscatter
  9. backscattered
  10. backscatterer
  11. backscatterers

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