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counterslope en · NOUN

Etymology

From counter- + slope.

Meanings

1. An overhanging slope.
   • 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 1867, Dennis Hart Mahan, An Elementary Course of Military Engineering, volume 1, John Wiley & Son, page 206:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
counterslopes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

counterslope en · VERB

Etymology

From counter- + slope.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To slope on the opposite side or direction.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
counterslopes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
countersloped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
countersloped	Tense=Past		lexicographic
countersloping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic