slope : Idioms & Phrases

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continental slope

  • noun the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
    bathyal district; bathyal zone.
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Counter slope

  • an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. Mahan.
Webster 1913

glide slope

  • noun the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
    glide path; approach path; approach.
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rising slope

  • noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
    rise; upgrade.
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ski slope

  • noun a snow-covered slope for skiing
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Slope of a plane

  • (Geom.), the direction of the plane; as, parallel planes have the same slope.
Webster 1913