Dictionary

stoss en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from German stoss-, from stossen (“to push”). Further from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (extended from *(s)tew-).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid. ▸ Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
2. (not-comparable) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid. ▸ Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.

Antonyms

lee

Deriveds

stoss therapy

Translations (1)

cs návětrný (facing the flow)