Home › Words › C › counterslopecounterslopecounterslope means an overhanging slope.EtymologyFrom counter- + slope.nounAn overhanging slope.e.g.“a wall with a counterslope”verbTo slope on the opposite side or direction.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.counterscarp 71% match — The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch vs counterslope →inslope 65% match — A slope that is tilted towards a road. vs counterslope →backslope 65% match — A downward slope away from the bank of a river, mountain, etc. vs counterslope →downslope 64% match — In a direction down a slope. vs counterslope →hillslope 63% match — A slope of a hill. vs counterslope →upslope 62% match — an upward slope vs counterslope →postslope 62% match — At the end of a slope vs counterslope →countersurface 61% match — A surface over which another moves frictionally vs counterslope →