Meaning & use
Ascents
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Instances of climbing or rising upward, especially up a mountain, slope, or incline.
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The climbers had completed three difficult ascents before reaching base camp.
The pilot logged the plane's steady ascents and descents throughout the flight.
A note on using this word
The singular 'ascent' also carries a figurative sense, as in someone's 'ascent' to power or fame.
Words with a similar meaning
climbsrises
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Words with an opposite meaning
descents
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