Ledge and Slope

Ledge

Ledge noun - A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.

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Slope and ledge are semantically related in nature topic. In some cases you can use "Slope" instead a noun "Ledge", when it comes to topics like scarp.

Nearby Word: ledger

Slope

Slope noun - The degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon.

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Ledge and slope are semantically related in scarp topic. Sometimes you can use "Ledge" instead a noun "Slope".

Nearby Words: slop, sloping, sloped

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high	high ledge	high slope
long	long ledge	long slope
small	small ledge	small slope
dangerous	dangerous ledge	dangerous slope
Other adjectives: slippery, narrow, distant, angled, rocky, last, said, snowy, eponymous, underwater.

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In Tomb Raider Chronicles, Lara winds up slipping on a slope and nearly falls into a deep pit, but manages to grab onto a ledge and hang on.

Source: Exact Words / Video Games
Naturally, falling off from a high ledge makes you take damage from the fall and it's possible to bounce down a steep slope and take damage from each falling bounce.

Source: Not the Fall That Kills You
In Nehrim (a game based on total conversion of Oblivion), not only are the transparent walls quite prevalent, the authors were quite fond of using "Ledge of Instant Death", sometimes becoming a "Gentle Slope of Instant Death" of "Flat Path of Instant Death".

Source: Insurmountable Waist-Height Fence aka: Insurmountable Waist High Fence

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