acclivities
- plural of acclivity.
Example Sentences
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A few miles to the south-east of Wilmot Horton River the cliffs are six hundred feet high, and present acclivities having an inclination of from thirty to sixty degrees, formed of weathered slate-clay.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
Train Number Three, the "Flying Kestrel," vestibuled, had crossed the yellow Rubicon of the West and was mounting toward the Occident up the gentle acclivities of the Great Plain.
From A Romance in Transit by Lynde, Francis
This hill, like many South African acclivities, is a natural defence, very steep, and covered with stone, and low bush or scrub.
From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet
One core-like ridge runs along the summit, branching off into numberless steep valleys and acclivities, down to the water's edge.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
Laguna, Acoma, Zuñi, the Three Mesas of the Tusayan Desert—all lie on hillsides, or on the very crest of high acclivities.
From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
