declivity
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Now we were east of the trail, meandering across a treeless declivity with no obvious route at our feet.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
Fires in the region often start in this steep and inaccessible declivity, served by a single main road that meanders alongside the water.
From The Guardian • May 5, 2020
We all spilled out of the car, tumbling down a small declivity covered in goose poop.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2018
A sharp declivity separated the rear of the patrol from those farther up the hill.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2012
Siddhartha wandered along a strange, twisted path of this last and most base declivity through the game of dice.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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