stoss

stoss

adj \ˈstäs, ˈstȯs, ˈstōs, ˈshtōs\

Definition of STOSS

: facing toward the direction from which an overriding glacier impinges <the stoss slope of a hill>

Origin of STOSS

German stoss-, from stossen to push, from Old High German stōzen; akin to Gothic stautan to strike — more at contusion

First Known Use: 1878

Rhymes with STOSS

boss, doss, dross, floss, fosse, gloss, joss, Kos, Maas, os, pross, toss