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backslope

backslope noun: a downward slope away from the bank of a river, mountain, etc.

Noun

backslope (plural backslopes)

  1. A downward slope away from the bank of a river, mountain, etc.
    • Thus, A and B were along the creek at the footslope, while C was at the backslope and D was at the shoulder.2015 July 6, “Potential Efficiency of Riparian Vegetated Buffer Strips in Intercepting Soluble Compounds in the Presence of Subsurface Preferential Flows”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Antonyms of backslope

Forms of backslope

pluralbackslopes

Origin of backslope

From back + slope.

Questions about backslope

What does backslope mean?
Backslope means a downward slope away from the bank of a river, mountain, etc.
What part of speech is backslope?
Backslope is a noun.
What is the plural of backslope?
The plural of backslope is backslopes.

Words near backslope in the dictionary

  1. backsliders
  2. backslides
  3. backslideth
  4. backsliding
  5. backslidings
  6. backslope
  7. backslopes
  8. backslum
  9. backslums
  10. backsold
  11. backsolution

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