acclivity

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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

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

The steep cliff on the right was also scaled, several rifle sub-divisions of the 49th climbed the acclivity up to La Cluse, and the Colberg Grenadiers advanced to the foot of Fort Neuv.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

Beyond "Tanglewood" steeply rises an eminence whose bare acclivity Hawthorne often climbed with his family,—the "Bald Summit" where the Pringles listened to the tale of "The Chimera."

From Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

Here and there, as the horses go more slowly up a gentle acclivity, you turn round to reconnoitre a little, and find that there is a charming view behind.

From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.