acclivity
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When the advanced trenches of the enemy started, volleys came also from the ridge of the acclivity leading from the river-bed to the emplacement of the nine-pounder Krupp.
From The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by Hamilton, J. Angus
It extends about 2 m. along the river bank, occupying a slight acclivity which reaches its summit at Windmill Hill, whence extensive views are obtained of the river, with its windings and shipping.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Two cyclists skimmed along the sluice-road, taking the next steep acclivity with all the rush they could get out of their headlong free wheel down the steeper, and somewhat dangerously winding, hill before.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram
Chepstow stands on the side of an acclivity, overlooked itself on all sides by loftier hills, so that from every part of the town a different view is obtained.
From The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble by Ritchie, Leitch
The moment they bounded up the steep acclivity they were safe, and the wearied horsemen turned again to the camp.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler
Vocabulary lists containing acclivity
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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"A Horseman in the Sky" by Ambrose Bierce
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The Return of the Native
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