upgang

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noun

The act of ascending a slope; ascent.

OriginMiddle English upgang ← Old English upgang →
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Meanings

nounupgang (plural upgangs)

plural upgangs · alternative upgaing · alternative upgeng · alternative uppgeng

  1. UKdialectalThe act of ascending a slope; ascent.
  2. UKdialectalA way up; a slope.
  3. UKdialectalA sudden rising of wind and sea; a storm.

Origin

  1. Old Englishupgang“ascent”
  2. Middle Englishupgang
  3. Englishupgang

From Middle English upgang, from Old English upgang (“ascent”), equivalent to up- + gang. Cognate with Dutch opgang (“ascent”), German Aufgang (“rising, ascent”), Swedish uppgång (“a rise, a way up”), Icelandic uppgang (“expansion”).

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APA

upgang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upgang

MLA

“upgang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upgang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upgang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upgang.

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