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  • 21Slope side — is a term used in the North American ski lodging industry to describe any accommodation from which one can reasonably walk to the ski lifts. Such lodgings are usually at the bottom of, or right beside, the ski hill hence the term slope side . Due …

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  • 22slope — [slōp] n. [ME < aslope, sloping (mistaken as a slope) < OE aslopen, pp. of aslupan, to slip away < slupan, to glide: see SLOOP] 1. a piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground 2. any inclined line, surface,… …

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  • 23Off cutter — grip Bowling techniques Bowling strategy Fast bowling Seam bowling Swing bowling Medium pace bowling Spin bowling Finger spin Off spin Left arm orthod …

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  • 24Off-roading — A Land Rover Defender 90 off roading Off roading is a term for driving a vehicle on unsurfaced roads or tracks, made of materials such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. Contents 1 …

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  • 25slope — [[t]slo͟ʊp[/t]] slopes, sloping, sloped 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley. Saint Christo is perched on a mountain slope. ...the lower slopes of the Himalayas. 2) N COUNT: usu sing A slope is a surface… …

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  • 26slope — 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 …

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  • 27slope — 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 …

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  • 28slope — v 1. slant, oblique, skew, fall obliquely, angle, bevel, pitch, grade, bank; ascend, rise; descend, drop or drop off, dip, sag, sink; list, lean, tip, tilt, cant, heel, Naut. careen. n 2. inclination, slant, bevel, pitch, grade, angle, skew, tilt …

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  • 29slope — [[t]sloʊp[/t]] v. sloped, slop•ing, n. 1) to have an inclined or oblique direction or angle, esp. with reference to a horizontal plane; slant 2) to move at an inclination or obliquely 3) to cause to incline from the horizontal or vertical 4) to&#8230; …

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  • 30off-reef — reef slope (the reef seaward of a reef crest) …

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