- HUMMOCK: SMALL HUMMOCK
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English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
HUMMOCK: SMALL HUMMOCK
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hummock — knoll, hillock, 1550s, originally nautical, conical small hill on a seacoast, of obscure origin, though second element is dim. suffix ock. In Florida, where the local form is hammock, it means a clump of hardwood trees on a knoll in a swamp or on … Etymology dictionary
Hummock — A hummock (of uncertain derivation; cf. hump or hillock) is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice field, making sledge travelling in the Arctic and Antarctic region extremely difficult and unpleasant.Hummocky ice … Wikipedia
hummock — 1) [ geomorphology ] a) (not preferred see hillock). An imprecise, general term for a rounded or conical mound or other small elevation. b) (not preferred) A slight rise of ground above a level surface. GG 2) [ patterned ground ]… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
hummock — UK [ˈhʌmək] / US noun [countable] Word forms hummock : singular hummock plural hummocks mainly literary a small area of ground that is slightly higher than the ground around it … English dictionary
hummock — [[t]hʌ̱mək[/t]] hummocks N COUNT A hummock is a small raised area of ground, like a very small hill. Syn: hillock … English dictionary
hummock — hum·mock || hÊŒmÉ™k n. small raised area of land, small hillock, knoll … English contemporary dictionary
hummock — noun a) A small hill; a hillock; a knoll. b) A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field … Wiktionary
hummock — hum|mock [ˈhʌmək] n BrE a very small hill … Dictionary of contemporary English
hummock — hum|mock [ hʌmək ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a small area of ground that is slightly higher than the ground around it: MOUND … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hummock — noun (C) a very small hill; hillock … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Moswetuset Hummock — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
