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STEEP-SIDED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does steep-sided mean?
• STEEP-SIDED (adjective)
The adjective STEEP-SIDED has 1 sense:
1. having very steep sides
Familiarity information: STEEP-SIDED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having very steep sides
Similar:
steep (having a sharp inclination)
Context examples
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan that are flooded with liquid hydrocarbons.
(Cassini Finds Flooded Canyons on Titan, NASA)
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