| glacis |
a gradual slope or incline. |
| glissade |
a controlled, skillful slide down a snowy or icy slope while on skis, a toboggan, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| gradient |
the amount by which an incline deviates from the horizontal; slope. [2/4 definitions] |
| hatchback |
a style of automobile in which the rear covering extends in a slope from the roof and can be opened upward to allow maximum access to the rear storage area. |
| herringbone |
other instances of this pattern, such as that produced by a certain method of climbing a slope on skis. [2/5 definitions] |
| hill |
a slope, esp. in a road. [1/4 definitions] |
| hip roof |
a roof whose sides and ends slope downward. |
| inclination |
a tilted surface; slope. [1/5 definitions] |
| incline |
a surface that is inclined; slope. [1/5 definitions] |
| iron |
in golf, one of nine metal-headed clubs having faces that slope back in varying degrees, used for shots of varying lofts or distances. [1/16 definitions] |
| italic |
(often pl.) a type style whose letters slope to the right. [1/4 definitions] |
| landslide |
the process or result of a fall or slide of earth or rock, esp. in great amounts, down a steep slope. [1/2 definitions] |
| low-pitched |
of a roof, having little slope. [1/3 definitions] |
| mansard |
a roof having four nearly vertical slopes topped by a nearly flat slope. |
| mudslide |
a flow of mud and debris down a gradual slope. |
| pitch1 |
to incline in a downward direction; slope. [2/23 definitions] |
| rake3 |
an inclination away from a vertical or horizontal line; slope; slant. [1/4 definitions] |
| shelve |
to slope gradually. [1/3 definitions] |
| shelving |
a slope or inclination. [1/3 definitions] |
| ski jump |
a snow-covered slope or track from which skiers can make jumps. [1/2 definitions] |
| ski lift |
a mechanism, usu. comprising a motor-driven cable with a series of attached chairs, used to carry skiers up a slope. |