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[ adjective ] having an oblique or slanted direction
Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)The best chance , of_course , is offered by gently sloping terrain where the water remains close to the surface and where the air is dry , so that a high evaporation leaves salty deposits which permit only sparse plant growth . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)It slashed the sloping manure scented lawns with concrete steps which climbed upward to white wooden porches . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a slanting form or direction
Examples "an area of gently sloping hills" "a room with a sloping ceiling" Related terms |
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