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counterslope

counterslope noun: an overhanging slope.

Noun

counterslope (plural counterslopes)

  1. An overhanging slope.
    • a wall with a counterslope
    • Embrasures of howitzers and guns firing under great angles of elevation may receive a counterslope, giving the sole nearly the same inclination, from the sill upwards, as the least angle of elevation under which it may be required to aim the piece1867, Dennis Hart Mahan, An Elementary Course of Military Engineering, volume 1, John Wiley & Son, page 206

Verb

counterslope (third-person singular simple present counterslopes, present participle countersloping, simple past and past participle countersloped)

  1. (intransitive) To slope on the opposite side or direction.

Forms of counterslope

Noun
pluralcounterslopes
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterslopes
present participlecountersloping
past participlecountersloped
pastcountersloped

Origin of counterslope

From counter- + slope.

Questions about counterslope

What does counterslope mean?
Counterslope means an overhanging slope.
What part of speech is counterslope?
Counterslope can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterslope?
The plural of counterslope is counterslopes.

Words near counterslope in the dictionary

  1. countersinkers
  2. countersinking
  3. countersinks
  4. counterslogan
  5. counterslogans
  6. counterslope
  7. countersloped
  8. counterslopes
  9. countersloping
  10. countersmile
  11. countersmiles

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