hogback

[ hawg-bak, hog- ]

/ ˈhɔgˌbæk, ˈhɒg- /

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noun Geology.

a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.

Origin of hogback

First recorded in 1655–65; hog + back¹

Words nearby hogback

hog, hogan, Hogarth, Hogarth chair, HO gauge, hogback, hog-backed, hog badger, hogchoker, hog cholera, hogfish

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Example sentences from the Web for hogback

At this point the ridge narrows almost to a hogback about 75 feet wide, terminating in a small knoll.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza
The ground here was a series of four or five hogback ridges about a hundred yards apart.
World's War Events, Vol. I|Various
Campote is completely surrounded by mountains, the hogback dropping off into the valley below us.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga|Cornelis De Witt Willcox
Already the 100 truck was climbing the last steep pitch to the top of the hogback.
The Coyote|James Roberts

The next day we pitched a rough camp on a hogback between two barren plains, about five miles from our main camp.
Hunting in Many Lands|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hogback

hogback

/ (ˈhɒɡˌbæk) /

noun

Also called: hog's back a narrow ridge that consists of steeply inclined rock strata

archaeol a Saxon or Scandinavian tomb with sloping sides

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单词	hogback
释义	hogback [ hawg-bak, hog- ] / ˈhɔgˌbæk, ˈhɒg- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hogback ON THESAURUS.COM noun Geology. a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion. Origin of hogback First recorded in 1655–65; hog + back¹ Words nearby hogback hog, hogan, Hogarth, Hogarth chair, HO gauge, hogback, hog-backed, hog badger, hogchoker, hog cholera, hogfish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hogback At this point the ridge narrows almost to a hogback about 75 feet wide, terminating in a small knoll. The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948\|A. E. Treganza The ground here was a series of four or five hogback ridges about a hundred yards apart. World's War Events, Vol. I\|Various Campote is completely surrounded by mountains, the hogback dropping off into the valley below us. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga\|Cornelis De Witt Willcox Already the 100 truck was climbing the last steep pitch to the top of the hogback. The Coyote\|James Roberts The next day we pitched a rough camp on a hogback between two barren plains, about five miles from our main camp. Hunting in Many Lands\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hogback hogback / (ˈhɒɡˌbæk) / noun Also called: hog's back a narrow ridge that consists of steeply inclined rock strata archaeol a Saxon or Scandinavian tomb with sloping sides Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hogback rim, hill, ridge, corrugation, elevation, parapet, ruck, spine, backbone, pole, crease, fold, range, seam, crinkle, plica, wrinkle, rib, furrow, chine
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hogback

noun Geology.

Origin of hogback

Words nearby hogback

Example sentences from the Web for hogback

British Dictionary definitions for hogback

noun

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