<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">scarps</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>outworks</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>escarpments</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>escarps</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scarp</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Steep slopes immediately in front of and below a fortification; for the outer slopes of encircling ditches of fortifications, use "counterscarps." ]]></note></mads>