LekhoriLekhoriAn instance of descending; act of coming down.
We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
A way down.
We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
A sloping passage or incline.
The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
From Middle English and Anglo-Norman descente, from Anglo-Norman descendre (“to descend”); see descend. Compare ascent, ascend. Doublet of desant.
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