It represents an early attempt to build a true pyramid, but the initial angle of slope (52°) was found to be too steep; the top portion of the pyramid was thereupon reduced to 43.5°.
The battlefield itself is dominated by a steep mound topped by a lion in honour, not of Wellington, not even of Marshal Blücher who came to his aid at a critical time, but of the Prince of Orange.
Three-dimensional views of the surface of Saturn's large moon reveal extremely steep valleys topped with looming ice cliffs.
It had two access stairways flanked by steep balustrades topped with vertical cornices.
The rock, which is so steep that its top overhangs the sides, rises to an elevation of 1,144 feet (349 metres) above sea level and is some 600 feet (180 metres) above the surrounding plain.
The pitches looked impressively steep at the top, although gradients are difficult to judge from below.
The chutes were quite steep at the top in order to accelerate the toboggan quickly.
This afternoon if the weather's good we'll probably kayak three-quarters of a mile up the lake to the steep ridge on top of which our oldest son put up his first shelter last week.
Driving the boat before a fresh westerly, Maloney was on the wheel when Orange hit 38.6 knots down the face of a steep wave, the top speed recorded on the trip thus far.
