Meaning & use
Upslope
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In a direction that goes up a hill or incline.
See it in a sentence
The hikers trudged upslope for another hour before reaching the ridge.
Cold air often flows downslope at night and warm air rises upslope during the day.
A note on using this word
Meteorologists also use "upslope" as an adjective, as in "upslope fog," to describe conditions caused by air rising along a mountainside.
Words with a similar meaning
uphill
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Words with an opposite meaning
downslope
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Located higher up on a slope.
Their cabin sits upslope from the main lodge.
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