outer slope meaning

(of a rifle) on the shoulder with the barrel sloping back and up

Noun: slope    slowp An elevated geological formation "he climbed the steep slope" - incline , side   The property possessed by a line or surface tha...

(Aust and NZ)   Excluded, out in the cold

Adjective: outer    awtu(r) Being on the outside or further from a centre "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"   Located o...

[American slang] a dangerous pathway or route to follow; a route that leads to trouble.    The matter of euthanasia is a slippery slope with both legal and moral considerations....

Noun: continental slope The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone - bathyal zone , bathyal district Derived forms: continental slopes T...

[Architecture] The maximum angle with the horizontal at which a sloped bank of soil of given height will stand unsupported. ; [Civil engineering] The maximum angle with the horizontal at...

[Architecture] Of a surface, the slope that is perpendicular to the direction of travel. Compare with running slope .

noun (geology)   A slope of ground coinciding with the dip of the rocks

[Defence] (*) Any slope which descends towards the enemy.