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upslope

adjective or adverb up·slope \ˈəp-ˈslōp\

: toward the top of a hill or mountain : up a slope

Full Definition of UPSLOPE

:  being or moving to or toward the top of a slope :  uphill <upslope winds>
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First Known Use of UPSLOPE

1941

Rhymes with UPSLOPE

aslope, boltrope, borescope, downslope, elope, fly dope, footrope, gantelope, glide slope, jump rope, manrope, myope, nightscope, North Slope, pyrope, sandsoap, skip rope, soft-soap, tightrope, towrope, white hope, wire rope

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. upslope
  2. upslope fog
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