: facing toward the direction from which an overriding glacier impinges
the stoss slope of a hill
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The steep curve that the wind hits is called the slip face, and the back hump of the deposit is called the stoss side.
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Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2023
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Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2023
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“Stoss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoss. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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