steep drop

collocation in English

meaningsofsteepanddrop

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steep
adjective
uk
/stiːp/us
/stiːp/
(of a slope) rising or falling at a ...
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drop
noun
uk
/drɒp/us
/drɑːp/
a small round-shaped amount ...
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(Definition ofsteepanddropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is a rathersteepdropin the course of forty years.
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Visualizing the contour plot in three dimensions, it resembles a wide plateau, with asteepdropat the edges.
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It was suggested that small steps with asteepdroplead individuals to come down stairs sideways.
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On the resulting curve, relative abundance often shows asteepdropamong species of high rank before levelling off for species of intermediate rank.
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Thesteepdropin price harms other homeowners.
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As the heating power exceeds a threshold level, significant electron heating enhanced by the instability is shown, which indeed causes asteepdropin the electron inelastic collision loss rate.
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Thesteepdropin prices of commodities around 1999 caused the project to be halted.
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Asteepdropto the north and northeast from the castle drops down to the shoreline.
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This resulted in asteepdropin ratings and the plug was pulled.
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At the bottom of thissteepdropthe river is only a few metres wide.
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The show's ratings suffered asteepdropand it regularly finished fourth in its time slot.
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Situated at asteepdropof the river, it has a fort.
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The show's ratings suffered asteepdropand regularly finished fourth in its time slot.
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The industry has had its ups and downs in this century, its manpower declining from 1,250,000 in 1913 to 340,000 now, asteepdropin a short time.
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This often come when you find your self next to asteepdropwith little rock around you.
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Jockeys must sit back in their saddles and use their body weight as ballast to counter thesteepdrop.
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The extreme depth andsteepdrop-off allow large ships to navigate almost the entire length of the sound.
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The first drop is the ride's onlysteepdrop, while the rest of the ride contains three horizontal helices.
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They were out driving when the car stalled on a rough gravel road nearsteepdrop-off.
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After the lift, the train then heads down a short,steepdropand then ascends slowly back up.
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The trough, in the shape of a semicircle, ends in asteepdropthat leads to a very large splashpool.
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From 1920 to 1940 reclamation activity came to a halt because of thesteepdropin the price of rice.
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The deepest point in the lake is thought to be found near this island because ofsteepdrop-offs and cliffs that the area possesses.
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The government instead placed the blame on the fall of the prices of export commodities, particularly asteepdropin the price of petroleum.
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The model then disengages the lift spring as it is pushed through asteepdropgaining a massive increase in acceleration.
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