hillock
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hillock
First recorded in 1350–1400, hillock is from the Middle English word hilloc. See hill, -ock
Explanation
A hillock is a small mound of land that's often nearby a group of taller hills. Small children can rarely resist rolling down a grassy hillock. The word hillock was formed by adding the Old English diminutive -oc to hill, meaning "little hill." You can also call this small, ridged slope of land a knoll. You might sit in the shade of a hillock to eat your picnic lunch, or watch your dog scampering up and down hillocks covered in wildflowers. While you may get out of breath running up a hill, you'll scale a hillock with no problem.
Vocabulary lists containing hillock
"Coming of Age in the Dawnland," Vocabulary from the historical excerpt
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The Very, Very Far North
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Example Sentences
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Those five had all worked for the former Park View Educational Trust, which oversaw the running of several schools in Birmingham implicated in the original allegations, including Park View, Golden Hillock and Nansen Primary.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2018
In June 2013, it was approved to take over Golden Hillock.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2014
Having passed Point Hillock, we continued standing to the N.N.W. as the land trended, having the advantage of a light moon.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 by Kerr, Robert
Excavation for the Cave. 174The digging was all done by Saturday, when Hillock pulled up with a big load of slabs.
From The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island by Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell)
The Land of this point is Tolerable high, and may be known by a round Hillock or rock that appears to be detached from the point, but I believe it joins to it.
From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James
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