stoss

See also: stöss and Stoß

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

stoss (not comparable)

Lee side on the left; stoss side on the right
  1. (geology) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid
    Used to describe one side of rôche moutonnée.
    Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.

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German

Verb

stoss

  1. Imperative singular of stossen.
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