steep hill

  • 31steep — steep1 [ stip ] adjective ** 1. ) a steep slope rises quickly and is difficult to climb: a steep slope/hill/bank/path It was a steep climb out of the valley. a ) a steep drop or fall is sudden and nearly VERTICAL: Suddenly the plane pitched… …

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  • 32steep — I UK [stiːp] / US [stɪp] adjective Word forms steep : adjective steep comparative steeper superlative steepest ** 1) a) a steep slope rises quickly and is difficult to climb a steep slope/hill/bank/path It was a steep climb out of the valley. b)… …

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  • 33steep — 1 adjective 1 a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle: The road s too steep to ride up on a bike. 2 steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive: landlords asking steep rents 3 a steep increase or rise in something is a very… …

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  • 34steep — I. /stip / (say steep) adjective 1. having an almost perpendicular slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 2. Colloquial unduly high, or exorbitant, as a price or amount. 3. Colloquial extreme or… …

  • 35Hill of Tara — Infobox Mountain Name= Hill of Tara; Teamhair na Rí Location = County Meath, IRL Coordinates = coord|53|34|39|N|6|36|43|W|display=inline,title Range = Elevation= Convert|197|m|ft|0|abbr=on Photo=Tarahill.jpg Caption=Hill of Tara, County Meath… …

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  • 36Hill figure — The Long Man of Wilmington situated on the South Downs, Sussex A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. It is a type of geoglyph usually designed to be seen from …

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  • 37hill climb — 1. noun A sporting event, during which vehicles are driven or ridden up a steep incline. The goal is to reach the highest level on the slope. 2. verb To attempt to ascend a steep slope using a motor vehicle …

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  • 38Hill Top, New South Wales — Infobox Australian Place | type = village name = Hill Top region = Southern Highlands state = New South Wales lga = Wingecarribee Shire postcode = 2575 est = 1916 pop = 1607 (2001) stategov = Goulburn fedgov = Hume near n = Balmoral near e =… …

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  • 39hill climb — noun : a road race over a hilly course held by an automobile or motorcycle club * * * a racing event for motorcycles or automobiles in which competitors drive up a hilly course one at a time, the winner having the fastest time. [1900 05] * * *… …

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  • 40Hill of the Eye —    Amon Hen, the Hill of Sight.    A name for Amon Hen, the steep sided hill that towered above the southern banks of Nen Hithoel, and on whose summit was the Seat of Seeing …

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