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单词 hummock
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hum•mock  (humək),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ecology, GeographyAlso, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.
  2. Geographya knoll or hillock.
  3. GeographyAlso, hommock. a ridge in an ice field.
  • humm- (akin to hump) + -ock 1545–55
hummock•y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hummock /ˈhʌmək/ n
  1. a hillock; knoll
  2. a ridge or mound of ice in an ice field

  3. Also called: hammock chiefly Southern US a wooded area lying above the level of an adjacent marsh
Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain origin; compare hump, hammock

ˈhummocky adj
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