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单词 hogback
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Definition of hogback in English:

hogback

(also hog's back)
noun ˈhɒɡbak
  • A long hill or mountain ridge with steep sides.

    豚脊丘,猪背岭,陡峭的山岭

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It wasn't that far of a drive, about ten minutes or so to the other side of the hogback and then five minutes to get to the place.
    • In addition, he discovered the first Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus skeletons in the hogback ridge to the southwest of the Table Mountains.
    • He lives below the ridge and currently has an undisturbed view of the hogback and the valley beyond.
    • I reached the summit of the hog's back mountain without difficulty, and rested at the cross on its peak.
    • The resulting hogbacks, composed of Mesozoic sediments, can readily be seen dipping away from the mountains by those approaching the beautiful isolated peaks.
    Synonyms
    high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa

Definition of hogback in US English:

hogback

noun
  • A long hill or mountain ridge with steep sides.

    豚脊丘,猪背岭,陡峭的山岭

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The resulting hogbacks, composed of Mesozoic sediments, can readily be seen dipping away from the mountains by those approaching the beautiful isolated peaks.
    • In addition, he discovered the first Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus skeletons in the hogback ridge to the southwest of the Table Mountains.
    • It wasn't that far of a drive, about ten minutes or so to the other side of the hogback and then five minutes to get to the place.
    • I reached the summit of the hog's back mountain without difficulty, and rested at the cross on its peak.
    • He lives below the ridge and currently has an undisturbed view of the hogback and the valley beyond.
    Synonyms
    high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa
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