steep slope
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsteepandslope
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steep
adjective
uk/stiːp/us/stiːp/
(of a slope) rising or falling at a ...
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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 ofsteepandslopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Due to thesteepslopeand several natural treefall gaps, the vegetation was relatively open with a high coverage of herbs (70%).
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The multiple slopes dummy variable equals one if the household farms two different parcels, one flat and one on asteepslope.
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Would be frightened by the thought of skiing fast down asteepslope.
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The data show a verysteepslopearound zero contrast and thus high contrast gain, but the amplitude then saturates rather quickly.
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The main building located on a ridge of a mountain and the bath hut below thesteepslopeare connected by a staircase.
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The alleged camp site is in thick scrub on asteepslopein a corner of the base far removed form any sensitive areas.
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The southern route will take a chunk of the land on thesteepslope, including a medieval trackway and 1,000 mature trees.
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The road has quite asteepslope, and lorries going down the hill tend to go too fast.
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We were not taken for any mountain rides, there was no question of climbing over humps or clambering up the laststeepslope.
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There are some stretches of road where they are required, such as where there is asteepslopedown on the outside.
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When people start to leave areas and houses are boarded up, crime moves in, conditions deteriorate, and whole neighbourhoods head rapidly down asteepslope.
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It was asteepslopeand when the hunt had left, the hind was perfectly safe and able to find her own way out.
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Failure of this road was certain from the time of its formation owing to the type of construction on thesteepsloperising to the properties.
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Any notion that a well-consolidated colliery waste tip on asteepslope, even if it is completely overgrown with grass and covered by trees which can grow to 40 ft.
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The mountain's east side is heavily glaciated, while the west sideis asteepslopeintermittently broken by ice fields.
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Rather than walking down thesteepslope, many visitors use the human bobsled course.
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Thesteepslopeof this area is an advangtage for protecting the forests from being destroyed and occupied by local people.
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On the south slope, this is not possible because of thesteepslopeand the strong runoff that comes whenever it rains.
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