BrE BrE//ˈɪnklaɪn//; NAmE NAmE//ˈɪnklaɪn//
(formal) a slope a steep/slight incline Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘bend (the head or body) towards something’); formerly also as encline): from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’.Check pronunciation: incline
