slope downward
Frequency: 6.26.1 per million words
to have a surface that is higher at one end than the other
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- The mountain trail continues to slope downward for another mile.
- The roof was designed to slope downward for better drainage.
- The garden path began to slope downward toward the creek.
- The driveway needs to slope downward away from the house.
- The meadow started to slope downward into the valley.
- The parking lot must slope downward to prevent water pooling.
- The hillside continues to slope downward toward the river.
- The sidewalk was built to slope downward at the curb.
- The field begins to slope downward after the fence line.
- The terrain will slope downward for the next few hundred yards.