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hogback

[ hawg-bak, hog- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Geology.

a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.

hogback

/ ˈhɒɡˌbæk /

Also calledhog's back a narrow ridge that consists of steeply inclined rock strata
archaeol a Saxon or Scandinavian tomb with sloping sides

Origin of hogback¹

First recorded in 1655–65; hog + back ¹

Seward Mountain, seen from a distance of ten or fifteen miles, looked like a hogback ridge.

Campote is completely surrounded by mountains, the hogback dropping off into the valley below us.

The first land he encountered was a high hogback of rock which proved to be an island.

If we'd pitched the tents up on the hogback, that's all we'd a been in for.

Changing the subject, he said, "I wish you could see the valley from that hogback over to the west."

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