rocky slope

collocation in English

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rocky
adjective
uk
/ˈrɒk.i/us
/ˈrɑː.ki/
made of rock and therefore usually rough and difficult to ...
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slope
noun[C]
uk
/sləʊp/us
/sloʊp/
a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher ...
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(Definition ofrockyandslopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The wreck lay between 44 and 52 meters deep on a steep,rockysloperiddled with sand pockets.
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Adults were found on arockyslopecovered with various species of mosses and liverworts.
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One of the excavated houses (house 1) takes advantage of therockyslopeand includes a cave.
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The police corner them on therockyslopeof a hill and open fire.
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The site is 15 m above the riverbed on arockyslopein an alluvial valley.
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The village was perched on the steeprockyslopeof the mountain which drops at once sheer into deep water.
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Late successional forest is restricted to steep, rocky slopes and had lower damage.
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Upland sinkholes contribute to the air flow regime and are an important component of a unique system called an algific talus slopes, meaning a cold producingrockyslope.
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Nigel goes up arockyslopeto scout the area.
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To reach it you must negotiate a rickety wooden ladder and then clamber down arockyslopewith the help of a rope installed by the local fishermen.
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It is the centre of a rich and fertile plain, looked down upon by their own bare and rocky slopes.
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The habitat is in the drier rainforest areas, often on rocky slopes of basalt.
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Climbers and hikers are often tempted to test their skills on the rocky slopes.
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It grows on rocky slopes in subalpine conifer forests at elevations of 3000-3500 m.
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Its habitat is rocky slopes and dry weedy scrub, mainly in mountains in the north of its range.
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Its natural habitats are dense soil, grazed and rocky slopes, and ridges and prefers to stay in the shade.
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