B1nounnaturesport
US/sloʊp/
UK/sləʊp/
a surface or piece of land that goes up or down
In context
Tea plants grow on the steep slopes of the hills in Moc Chau.
The car rolled down the slope because the driver forgot the handbrake.
In Japan, we watched skiers race down the snowy slopes all afternoon.
Words that go with slope
adjective + noun
- steep slopeBe careful on the steep slope, it's slippery.
- gentle slopeThe garden is on a gentle slope.
- slippery slopeCheating once can be a slippery slope.
noun + noun
- ski slopeThe ski slopes were crowded at Christmas.
noun + preposition
- down the slopeThe children rolled down the slope laughing.