slight slope

collocation in English

meaningsofslightandslope

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slight
adjective
uk
/slaɪt/us
/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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slope
noun[C]
uk
/sləʊp/us
/sloʊp/
a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher ...
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(Definition ofslightandslopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslight slope

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As the site is on aslightslopeand her house is lower than the development site, all the earth from the bulldozer rolled into her garden.
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In the country you often get aslightslopeof the land, and you get all the boggy land at the bottom, and extending up to the hill.
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Theslightslopeof the site exposes the basement walls on the rear and sides.
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They are built into aslightslopeand only the west (main) elevation is fully exposed.
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The compact little village is on aslightslopefacing east, all but thirteen houses being within a quarter of a mile of the church.
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They are carved over a common mounted plinth which is north-south oriented with aslightslope.
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However, theslightslopeand man-made obstacles disrupted the charge.
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Shoulders lost their padding and developed aslightslope.
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The terrain is flat, with aslightslopedownwards from the south to the north.
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Up aslightslopeto the west is the original office building.
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Flat roof of adobe dwellings generally have a veryslightslope.
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The chimney has aslightslopeallowing the sun's rays to be to projected on the floor of the cave.
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This geological plain with aslightslopeto the southeast is the product of a large continental sea that drained owing to a tectonic shift.
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Roofs were shed-like: flat or with aslightslope.
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Tables are intended to be kept level, but any given table may have its ownslightslope, adding an extra challenge.
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They must be well drained, and aslightslopehelps in this condition.
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For natterjacks, pools need to have a veryslightslopewith sparse vegetation on the banks and in the water.
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The plateau has aslightslopecaused by increased sensitivity to low energy radiation, due to the increased voltage on the device.
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