Slope Day — is an annual day of celebration held at Cornell University during the last day of regular undergraduate classes. It usually falls on the first Friday of May and the official site of Slope Day is the Libe Slope, on the university campus. Though… … Wikipedia
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 side — is a term used in the North American ski lodging industry to describe any accommodation from which one can reasonably walk to the ski lifts. Such lodgings are usually at the bottom of, or right beside, the ski hill hence the term slope side . Due … Wikipedia
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Slope stability — The field of slope stability encompasses the analysis of static and dynamic stability of slopes of earth and rock fill dams, slopes of other types of embankments, excavated slopes, and natural slopes in soil and soft rock. [… … Wikipedia
Base Brown — Infobox Mountain Name = Base Brown Photo = Base Brown from Seathwaite.jpg Caption = Base Brown from the road to Seathwaite, near the Borrowdale Yews. Elevation = 646 metres (2,119 ft) Location = Cumbria, ENG Range = Lake District, Western Fells… … Wikipedia
base sheet — noun an impregnated, saturated, or coated felt placed as the first ply in some low slope roof systems … Wiktionary
head slope — [ geomorphology ] A geomorphic component of hills consisting of a laterally concave area of a hillside, especially at the head of a drainageway, resulting in converging overland water flow (e.g., sheet wash); head slopes are dominated by… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
side slope — [ geomorphology ] A geomorphic component of hills consisting of a laterally planar area of a hillside, resulting in predominantly parallel overland water flow (e.g., sheet wash); contour lines generally form straight lines. Side slopes are… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
nose slope — [ geomorphology ] A geomorphic component of hills consisting of the projecting end (laterally convex area) of a hillside, resulting in predominantly divergent overland water flow (e.g., sheet wash); contour lines generally form convex… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
