discesa

Definitions of discesa
  1. noun
    the act of changing your location in a downward direction
    synonyms: calata, calo, discendenza
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    types:
    paracadutismo
    descent with a parachute
    lancio
    the act of dropping something
    crollo, rovina, tracollo
    the act of throwing yourself down
    type of:
    cammino, moto, movimento, spostamento
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    a downward slope or bend
    synonyms: calata, china, declivio, inclinazione, pendenza, pendice, pendio, salto
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    antonyms:
    rampa, salita
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    type of:
    pendio
    an elevated geological formation
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