stoss

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adjective

Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.

Opposite
lee
OriginGerman stoss- ← Proto-Germanic *stautaną ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- →
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Meanings

stoss1

adjectivestoss (not comparable)
  1. Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.
    1. not comparablegeographyUsed to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
    2. not comparablegeographyUsed to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.

Stoss2

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
lee

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tewd-
  2. Proto-Germanic*stautaną
  3. Germanstoss-
  4. Englishstoss

Borrowed from German stoss-, from stossen (“to push”). Further from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (extended from *(s)tew-).

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Translations

Czech návětrný
  • návětrnýfacing the flow
Cite this entry
APA

stoss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoss

MLA

“stoss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoss. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stoss,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoss.

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