declivity
Example Sentences
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Now we were east of the trail, meandering across a treeless declivity with no obvious route at our feet.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
Fires in the region often start in this steep and inaccessible declivity, served by a single main road that meanders alongside the water.
From The Guardian • May 5, 2020
A sharp declivity separated the rear of the patrol from those farther up the hill.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2012
In 1905, pilgrims carrying everything on their backs had assembled it near a declivity used for Christian worship since about the 11th century, and possibly for ritual murder long before that.
From Washington Post
Siddhartha wandered along a strange, twisted path of this last and most base declivity through the game of dice.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
