acclivity

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They rustled through the bushes without any attempt at concealment, scrambling up the acclivity with the use of both hands and feet.

From The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel by Gordon, Harry

She sate negligently in her saddle—the undulating outlines of her majestic form rendered more conspicuous by the movements of her palfrey, as it strained up the acclivity of the hill.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

Declivity, de-kliv′i-ti, n. a place that declines, or slopes downward, opposite of acclivity: inclination downward: a gradual descent.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Jautor is surrounded by towering sierras, and we proceeded on foot up a rough goat-track, choked with strong brushwood, and leading up the steep southern acclivity.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

They had gone but a short distance up-stream when, as they ascended a slight acclivity, Bill was seized with intense excitement.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert