stoss slope

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• stoss — ˈstäs adjective Etymology: German stoss , from stossen to push, thrust, from Old High German stōzan more at stint : facing toward the direction from which an overriding glacier impinges the stoss slope of a hill the stoss side of a knob of rock… …   Useful english dictionary

• stoss — adjective Etymology: German stoss , from stossen to push, from Old High German stōzen; akin to Gothic stautan to strike more at contusion Date: 1878 facing toward the direction from which an overriding glacier impinges < the stoss slope of a hill …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stoss —   the exposed side of a slope …   Geography glossary

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