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    Up·slope

    noun

    • 1. an upward slope.

    adverb

    • 1. at or toward a higher point on a slope: "the big man started to run upslope"

    adjective

    • 1. situated or occurring at or toward a higher point on a slope: "a few resorts report several inches of new snow in the favorable upslope locations"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › upslopeUpslope Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Upslope is an adjective or adverb that means being or moving to or toward the top of a slope. Learn more about its usage, examples, history, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUPSLOPE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 days ago · Upslope means up a slope or in a sloping upward direction. Learn how to use this word in sentences with examples from Collins English Dictionary and other sources.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › upslope_nupslope, n., adj., & adv. meanings, etymology and more ...

    upslope, n., adj., & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

  5. www.britannica.com › dictionary › upslopeUpslope Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    Upslope is an adverb that means toward the top of a hill or mountain, or up a slope. It can also be an adjective or a noun. Learn more about its usage and examples from Britannica Dictionary.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › upslopeupslope - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    upslope (plural upslopes) an upward slope Synonym: acclivity; Adjective [edit] upslope (not comparable) in a direction up a slope; Adverb [edit] upslope (not comparable) up a slope; Antonyms [edit] downslope; Anagrams [edit] pleopus, poulpes

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › slopeSlope Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Slope definition: To diverge from the vertical or horizontal; incline.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Orographic_liftOrographic lift - Wikipedia

    Orographic lift. A gravity wave cloud pattern—analogous to a ship wake —in the downwind zone behind the Île Amsterdam, seen from above over the far southern Indian Ocean. The island generates wave motion in the wind passing over it, creating regularly spaced orographic clouds. The wave crests raise and cool the air to form clouds, while ...

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