noun
Meaning 1
The act of ascending a slope; ascent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
upgang
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noun
Meaning 2
A way up; a slope.
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Usage: UK, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 3
A sudden rising of wind and sea; a storm.
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Usage: UK, dialectal
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History
Etymology
From Middle English upgang, from Old English upgang (“ascent”), equivalent to up- + gang. Cognate with Dutch opgang (“ascent”), German Aufgang (“rising, ascent”), Swedish uppgång (“a rise, a way up”), Icelandic uppgang (“expansion”).