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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.; Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée. not-comparable
2. 2
   Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.; Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A mountain pass and locality in Appenzell Innerrhoden canton and Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.

Antonyms

All antonyms

lee

Etymology

Borrowed from German stoss-, from stossen (“to push”).

Related phrases

stoss therapy

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