Definition of "acclivity" []

• An upward slope, as of a hill. (noun)

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• "From the edge of the wood leading up the acclivity are the tracks of horses and wheels -- the wheels of cannon."
• "On its acclivity, which is straight, houses are built, and those very thick and close to one another."
• "It at length attained the summit of an acclivity of considerable length."