The trail is rated more difficult because of its long sustained grade rising to an especially high elevation.

He had chosen the crest of a long grinding grade for his watchpoint.

The location of the accident is a crossroads at the end of a long and straight downhill grade.

The train, having reached the top of the long grade, was now crowding on speed again.

"Driving a big rig down a really long grade."

On long uphill grades or highway cruising above 70 miles an hour, it seemed to run out of steam.

On the long grade by the golf course, however, she unbent a trifle.

Shortly thereafter, she reported, they entered the long downhill grade and the brakes "just failed completely."

The hundreds remained spread out, watching all approaches as they made their way steadily down the long grade to the plain.

That night the truck went up long grades, down, up again.