to be on a slope
51slope — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English sloop, probably from aslope, adverb, at an angle Date: 15th century that slants ; sloping often used in combination < slope sided > II. verb (sloped; sloping) Date: 1591 …
52Slope-former — The term slope former is a geologic term indicating that a unit of bedrock is less resistant to erosion than overlying or underlying units and consequently outcrops have low slope angles. It may be contrasted with cliff former. Typical slope… …
53slope — (mid slope; upper slope) continental slope. The more steeply dipping sea floor beyond the edge of the continental shelf …
54slope — 1) a major region from a drainage divide to the sea, e.g. the Pacific slope 2) the slope seaward from the shelf edge to the beginning of a continental rise or where there is a general reduction in slope 3) slap …
55slope — Synonyms and related words: acclivity, angle, angularity, ascend, ascent, bank, bend, bevel, bezel, camber, cant, careen, chute, climb, decline, declivity, deflection, descend, descent, deviation, dip, downgrade, drop, drop off, easy slope, fall …
56slope wash — A collective term for non fluvial, incipient alluvial processes (e.g., overland flow, minor rills) that detach, transport, and deposit sediments down hill and mountain slopes. Related sediments (slope alluvium) exhibit nominal sorting or… …
57slope arms — noun : a former command and position in the manual of arms with the piece carried as in left shoulder arms except that the muzzle was turned a little to the right or left * * * slope arms To place or hold a rifle at the slope • • • Main Entry:… …
58Slope rating — The slope rating of a golf course, typically in the US, is a measure of its difficulty for bogey golfers. The term comes from the fact that when playing on more difficult courses, players scores will rise more quickly than their handicaps would… …
59slope — 1. noun a) An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward. I had to climb a small slope to get to the site. b) The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward. The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point. Syn: bank,… …
60slope — [15] The noun slope did not emerge until the 17th century. Originally it was an adverb, short for the now defunct aslope. This is generally supposed to go back to an unrecorded Old English *āslopean, an adverbial use of the past participle of… …
