Counterslope
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Counterslope is a noun meaning An overhanging slope.
Meaning
An overhanging slope.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To slope on the opposite side or direction.
Example Sentences
a wall with a counterslope
Embrasures of howitzers and guns firing under great angles of elevation may receive a counterslope, giving the sole nearly the same inclination, from the sill upwards, as the least angle of elevation under which it may be required to aim the piece
Word Forms
- counterslopes
- countersloping
- countersloped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foreslope, upslope, mountainslope, slopeside, backslope, outslope.
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