acclivity
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Declivity, de-kliv′i-ti, n. a place that declines, or slopes downward, opposite of acclivity: inclination downward: a gradual descent.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
They rustled through the bushes without any attempt at concealment, scrambling up the acclivity with the use of both hands and feet.
From The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel by Gordon, Harry
On the centre of this eminence overhanging the river and town, a pavilion has been lately erected by subscription, p. 110to which is carried a walk, gently winding up the acclivity.
From The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble by Ritchie, Leitch
To gallop horses already blown against that steep acclivity would have been to kill them.
From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne
They had gone but a short distance up-stream when, as they ascended a slight acclivity, Bill was seized with intense excitement.
From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert
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