What does "ascent" mean?
Ascent: The way or means by which one ascends.
Additional senses
- 2.An eminence, hill, or high place. Addison.
- 3.The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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