Rising ground is a term used to describe an area of land that is higher than the surrounding terrain. EMINENCE, which has 8 letters, is another word for HEIGHT or elevation. HEIGHT, with 6 letters, is the vertical distance between two points. Upslope, with 7 letters, is the upward slope of a hill or mountain. All of these terms are related to rising ground, which is an area of land that is higher than the surrounding terrain.