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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Origin of hogback

First recorded in 1655–65; hog + back¹

Words nearby hogback

hog, hogan, Hogarth, Hogarth chair, HO gauge, hogback, hog-backed, hog badger, hogchoker, hog cholera, hogfish

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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 Abbott
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
The first land he encountered was a high hogback of rock which proved to be an island.
Kings in Exile|Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
If we'd pitched the tents up on the hogback, that's all we'd a been in for.
The Chalice Of Courage|Cyrus Townsend Brady

Changing 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

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

Origin of hogback

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