Plural for an instance of rising or moving up through the air
“Mercifully, the plane's ascent stole her into the clouds, and the world below yielded to white sky.”
Plural for the action or fact of raising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state, or position
“For all the family's attempted ascent through the ranks of the nobility, it did not survive.”
Plural for an upward slope or path that one may walk or climb
“From this village, our road lay up a steep ascent to the northward.”
Plural for a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill
“Elizabeth, in her riding habit, is about to begin her ascent up the mountain.”
Plural for a small hill or mound
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