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Definition of "downslope" [downslope]

  • In a direction down a slope (adjective)
  • Down a slope (adverb)
  • A descent or declivity (noun)

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Use "downslope" in a sentence
  • "Given that the adjacent nearshore area is Central Puget Sound's only DNR-designated Aquatic Reserve, purchasing the gravel mine will prove cheaper in the long run than trying to mitigate damage to the reserve caused by not only by Glacier's enormous proposed dock, but by decades of mining that will have unpredictable impacts beneath and downslope from the mine."
  • "We found one cache, failed to locate another, and observed a red-tailed hawk sitting in a telephone pole downslope from a trail, at eye level and about fifteen feet away."
  • "May I add that the downslope is quite a bit steeper after breastfeeding two kids ..."