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Slope soaring — is a gliding technique used to maintain altitude by flying in the updraft produced by wind blowing up the face of a steep slope. Model glider pilots commonly refer to this as slope gliding or sloping . Pilots of full sized gliders also call the… … Wikipedia
Slope — is used to describe the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline. The slope is defined as the ratio of the rise divided by the run between two points on a line, or in other words … Wikipedia
slope — [slōp] n. [ME < aslope, sloping (mistaken as a slope) < OE aslopen, pp. of aslupan, to slip away < slupan, to glide: see SLOOP] 1. a piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground 2. any inclined line, surface,… … English World dictionary
slope — [n] slant, tilt abruptness, bank, bend, bevel, bias, cant, declination, declivity, deflection, descent, deviation, diagonal, downgrade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, obliqueness, obliquity, pitch, ramp, rise, rising ground … New thesaurus
slope — n. & v. n. 1 an inclined position or direction; a state in which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a position in a line neither parallel nor perpendicular to level ground or to a line serving as a standard. 2 a piece of rising or … Useful english dictionary
Rising — Rise Rise (r[imac]z), v. i. [imp. {Rose} (r[=o]z); p. p. {Risen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rising}.] [AS. r[=i]san; akin to OS. r[=i]san, D. rijzen, OHG. r[=i]san to rise, fall, Icel. r[=i]sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. {Arise}, {Raise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slope — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slant, tilt, pitch, inclination; incline, grade, gradient, ramp, ascent, rise. See obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hillside] Syn. rising ground, incline, grade; see hill . 2. [Inclination] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
rising — ris·ing || raɪzɪŋ adj. getting up, ascending; increasing, growing; growing older, maturing n. act of ascending; process of increasing, growth; waking up raɪz n. slope, incline; increase, ascent; degree of ascent; raise in position or status … English contemporary dictionary
Park Slope, Brooklyn — Park Slope is a neighborhood in the western section of Brooklyn, New York City s most populous borough. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park West to Fourth Avenue, Park Place to the Green Wood Cemetery according to the New York City… … Wikipedia
The Slippery Slope — Infobox Book | name = The Slippery Slope title orig = translator = image caption = author = Lemony Snicket (pen name of Daniel Handler) illustrator = Brett Helquist cover artist = Brett Helquist country = United States language = English series … Wikipedia
