hogback
a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.
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How to use hogback in a sentence
Seward Mountain, seen from a distance of ten or fifteen miles, looked like a hogback ridge.
Lost Pond | Henry AbbottCampote 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 WillcoxThe first land he encountered was a high hogback of rock which proved to be an island.
Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas RobertsIf we'd pitched the tents up on the hogback, that's all we'd a been in for.
The Chalice Of Courage | Cyrus Townsend BradyChanging the subject, he said, "I wish you could see the valley from that hogback over to the west."
A Touch Of Sun And Other Stories | Mary Hallock Foote
British Dictionary definitions for hogback
/ (ˈhɒɡˌbæk) /
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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