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backslopes

backslopes is the plural of backslope.

Meaning of backslope

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

Questions about backslopes

What is backslopes the plural of?
Backslopes is the plural of backslope.

Words near backslopes in the dictionary

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

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