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downhill creep

downhill creep noun: the slow downward progression of rock and soil down a low-grade slope.

Noun

downhill creep (uncountable)

  1. The slow downward progression of rock and soil down a low-grade slope.

Questions about downhill creep

What does downhill creep mean?
Downhill creep means the slow downward progression of rock and soil down a low-grade slope.
What part of speech is downhill creep?
Downhill creep is a noun.

Words near downhill creep in the dictionary

  1. downhauls
  2. downhearted
  3. downheartedly
  4. downheartedness
  5. downhill
  6. downhill creep
  7. downhill ice cross
  8. downhill skier
  9. downhill skiers
  10. downhill skiing
  11. downhill-ski

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