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sloping

adjective as in askew

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adjective as in slanting

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To the north, a deep gash in the hill will also be filled with soil, to create a sloping entry from the Simi Hills onto the crossing.

A gentle rolling hill – like those all around West Yorkshire – leads to gradual uphill climbs with sloping sides, the perfect combination for trapping leaves and difficult driving conditions.

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Whole buildings collapsed into rubble have opened up new, sloping and precarious routes between the camp's main streets.

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Nine miles upriver, machinery tore into the foundation of a second dam, Copco No. 1, carving away some of the last fragments of the sloping concrete barrier that once towered above the Klamath River.

The cave has a skylight on the Moon’s surface, leading down to vertical and overhanging walls, and a sloping floor that might extend further underground.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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