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.

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hogan, hogan, ben, hogarth, hogarth chair, hogarth, william, hogback, hogchoker, hogfish, hogg, hogg, james, hogged

Origin of hogback

First recorded in 1655–65; hog + back¹

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Examples 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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hogback

noun Geology.

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British Dictionary definitions for hogback

hogback

noun