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Definition of Slope
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Slope
The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon. Sloping. In a sloping manner. To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes. To depart; to disappear suddenly. Related Definitions:
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Slope Quotations
We can get more energy out of the north slope of Alaska; we have available the ability to make ourselves less dependent on those uncertain sources of supply from the Middle East. And it's important we do that. John W. Snow The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C. S. Lewis We just bought this house. It's too big. It's like 400,000 square feet, or something. We got an indoor lake and ski slope in the house! It's just too big. Adam Sandler Once you put human life in human hands, you have started on a slippery slope that knows no boundaries. Leon Kass Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land. Roland Joffe |
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Slope Translations
slope in Dutch is helling, glooiing slope in Finnish is rinne slope in Italian is discesa, pendio, pista slope in Spanish is escarpadura, cuesta, pista slope in Swedish is backe, sluttning, slutta |
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