stoss
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See also: Stoß
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German stoss-, from stossen (“to push”).
Adjective
[edit]stoss (not comparable)
![Glacier flowing right to left over a bump of rock.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Roche_moutonn%C3%A9e_eng_text.png/220px-Roche_moutonn%C3%A9e_eng_text.png)
- (geology) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.
- Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
- Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]German
[edit]Verb
[edit]stoss