A slope, incline, declivity.
| 单词 | θ2338 | 
| 释义 | the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > slope > 			[noun]		 (94)		 hield943 A slope, incline, declivity. lithOE A slope. pendanta1387 Declivity, inclination; the slope of a hill, etc. Obsolete. bankc1390 The slope of a hill, a hillside. Later also: an incline on a railway. Cf. up-bank, adv. Now rare. slentc1400 A slope or declivity. = slant, n.1 1. shoring1567 A slope. Obsolete. rist1577 An area of rising ground; a slope, a hill. Now English regional (East Anglian) and rare. inclining1596 The action or an act of bending, tilting, or inclining, or of causing something to incline; esp. a bowing of the head or body as a sign of… slope1626 A stretch of rising or falling ground; a portion of the earth's surface marked by a gradual ascent or descent, whether natural or artificial. spec.… side-slip1649 Perhaps: a slope or declivity. Obsolete. rare. slant1655 The slope of a hill, piece of ground, etc.; a sloping stretch of ground; an inclined plane or surface. sideling1802 Chiefly Scottish, Australian, and New Zealand. A slope or declivity, esp. one with a track or road running transversely along its face. hang1808 The action of hanging, drooping, or bending down; (also) a downward inclination, slope, or bend; a declivity. siding1852 Australian and New Zealand. A slope or declivity; = sideling, n. 2. counterslope1853 The opposite slope of a hill, a ridge, etc.; a slope in the opposite direction. bajada1866 In the south-west of North America, a descent or slope; spec. that section of a piedmont slope formed by aggradation and composed of rock debris… tilt1903 gen. A slope, or sloping portion, of the surface of the ground. palaeoslope1957 the former or original slope of a region; the direction of such a slope. Subcategories:— 			upward			(6)		 — 			downward			(13)		 — 			gentle			(2)		 — 			steep			(30)		 — 			sandy			(2)		 — 			of rocks or detritus			(15)		 — 			foothill			(2)		 — 			water-bearing			(2)		 — 			other			(4)		  | 
	
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