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Discover LudwigThe word 'acclivity' is correct and usable in written English.
An acclivity is a steep slope or incline, so it is mostly used to describe a geographical feature. For example, you could say "The path to the peak of the mountain was an arduous journey, taking us up one steep acclivity after another."
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The other bank of the stream was open ground a gentle acclivity topped with a stockade of vertical tree trunks, loopholed for rifles, with a single embrasure through which protruded the muzzle of a brass cannon commanding the bridge.
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