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downslope
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downslope
(adverb)
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downslope
/
ˈ
daʊnˌsloʊp/
adverb
downslope
/
ˈ
daʊnˌsloʊp/
adverb
Learner's definition of DOWNSLOPE
US
:
toward the bottom of a hill or mountain
:
down a slope
We slowly walked
downslope
. [=(more commonly)
downhill
]
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—
opposite
upslope
— downslope
adjective
downslope
winds
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— downslope
noun
,
plural
downslopes
[
count
]
We'll stop to rest on the
downslope
.
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