stoss

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adjective

1
(geology) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.
2
Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
3
Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.

noun

1
A mountain pass and locality in Appenzell Innerrhoden canton and Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.

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