What does "inclined plane" mean?

One of the simple machines; a sloping surface such as a ramp such that an object can be raised with less effort than being lifted vertically.

What is a synonym for "inclined plane"?

Common synonyms include: bank, bevel, chute, glacis, grade, gradient.

noun

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Noun

1
One of the simple machines; a sloping surface such as a ramp such that an object can be raised with less effort than being lifted vertically.
"On this railway there were three inclined planes of the self-acting type, the full wagons pulling up the empty."
2
a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal wordnet

"On this railway there were three inclined planes of the self-acting type, the full wagons pulling up the empty."