Angle
Descent
Descent noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Their angle of descent is identical, but each is a little better at their namesake than the other.
Source: Moveset Clone -
This is particularly true for men of African descent whose hair grows in at a narrow angle.
Source: Perma-Stubble -
They eventually make it aboard Werner's shuttle, but the shuttle is knocked off its intended angle of descent to the planet, and are therefore at risk of burning up in the atmosphere.
Source: Reentry Scare
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