luiska — meaning in English

English meaning

• grade noun A mark or score showing how well someone did on a test or in a course.
• ramp noun A sloped surface connecting two different levels, allowing movement between them without steps.
• saddle noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.

Senses

luiska is used for these senses in English:

• glacis (architectural element, also, figuratively) A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.
• glacis (post) A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.
• grade An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
• ramp An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
• saddle A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.

grade — full definition

1. noun A mark or score showing how well someone did on a test or in a course.
2. noun A level of quality, rank, or degree within a scale.
3. noun A year or level of school (US usage), such as third grade or ninth grade.
4. noun The slope or steepness of a road, hill, or railway track.
5. verb To assign a score or mark to someone's work.

ramp — full definition

1. noun A sloped surface connecting two different levels, allowing movement between them without steps.
2. verb To increase something steadily, or to build up quickly (often "ramp up").

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