Definition of Gentle Annie in English:

Gentle Annie

noun

Australian, NZ ironic

A steep slope or hill.
driving across creeks with Gentle Annies on the other side is very trying to the nerves of elderly lady passengers
Example sentencesExamples
- There's more accommodation 15 kilometres further north and 3 kilometres down a side road at the Gentle Annie.
- In this vehicle, even the brilliant Gentle Annie between Taihape and Napier was chewed up with ease.
- We travelled via the Gentle Annie to Hawke's Bay before crossing over the range to catch the ferry.
- There was one moment at speed over a blind peak on the famous Gentle Annie near Taihape when the road was visible in the middle distance curling up the hill.
- There was no hanging on as we began the climb up Gentle Annie at Aramoana.
- He accompanied me across the Gentle Annies, as some facetious folk call the constantly recurring sandhills of the extreme northwestern corner of the colony.
- The only fly in the ointment today was Gentle Annie, a nasty hill.
- The early settlers liked to name these killer hills Gentle Annie, back in the horse and cart era!
- It is difficult to pinpoint the locality to which he referred, but our detailed mapping of the Gentle Annie section brought to light no limestone in situ.
- The Gentle Annie fold here is a convex formation closing to the east.

Origin

Late 19th century: perhaps from the name of a famously steep road in New Zealand, between Taihape and Napier.

单词	Gentle Annie
释义	Definition of Gentle Annie in English: Gentle Annie noun Australian, NZ ironic A steep slope or hill. driving across creeks with Gentle Annies on the other side is very trying to the nerves of elderly lady passengers Example sentencesExamples There's more accommodation 15 kilometres further north and 3 kilometres down a side road at the Gentle Annie. In this vehicle, even the brilliant Gentle Annie between Taihape and Napier was chewed up with ease. We travelled via the Gentle Annie to Hawke's Bay before crossing over the range to catch the ferry. There was one moment at speed over a blind peak on the famous Gentle Annie near Taihape when the road was visible in the middle distance curling up the hill. There was no hanging on as we began the climb up Gentle Annie at Aramoana. He accompanied me across the Gentle Annies, as some facetious folk call the constantly recurring sandhills of the extreme northwestern corner of the colony. The only fly in the ointment today was Gentle Annie, a nasty hill. The early settlers liked to name these killer hills Gentle Annie, back in the horse and cart era! It is difficult to pinpoint the locality to which he referred, but our detailed mapping of the Gentle Annie section brought to light no limestone in situ. The Gentle Annie fold here is a convex formation closing to the east. Origin Late 19th century: perhaps from the name of a famously steep road in New Zealand, between Taihape and Napier.
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