natural slope

noun

1. civil engineering the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping

Example Sentences

This assumes your lot has enough natural slope to your property lines.

From Seattle Times

They include concentrations of Homo naledi bone fragments that may belong to one or more individuals in shallow pits that cut through the layers of the cave floor and don’t follow its natural slope—evidence suggesting that the pits were dug.

From National Geographic

Wooden floors, wainscoting-like wall panels, and 1,000 custom cabinets built by volunteer woodworkers add warmth to the two-story building, whose lower level is concealed from the front due to the property’s natural slope on its east side.

From Seattle Times

This one was designed to match the natural slope of the bedroom wall.

From Salon

“Generally, after a renourishment is done the slope just offshore begins to mimic the natural slope relatively quickly,” Gardner said.

From Washington Post