| 单词 | needle rock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasneedle rock needle rock n. a sharply pointed rock (cf. sense 10); also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rocky peak > [noun] tor847 pinnaclec1330 rassec1400 spire1586 prick1604 needle1721 pillar1780 needle rock1784 aiguille1816 nunatak1877 hoodoo1880 1784 W. Cowper Let. 28 July (1981) II. 267 There [i.e. near Lymington] you may stand upon the Beach and contemplate the needle rock. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 495 In California many of the needle rocks are of volcanic origin. 1933 D. Thomas Let. Dec. (1987) 62 When the tide comes in, the reef of needle rocks that leads on to the base of the Worm, is covered under the water. 1995 Art in Amer. (Nexis) Feb. 80 It was usually shown together with the isolated needle rock beyond it. < as lemmas |
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