holm
noun
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
holm
1 American
[hohm]
/ hoʊm /
noun
British Dialect.
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a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
-
a small island, especially one in a river or lake.
holm
2
American
[hohm]
/ hoʊm /
noun
Holm
3
American
[hohlm]
/ hoʊlm /
noun
holm
1
British
/ həʊm /
noun
-
an island in a river, lake, or estuary
-
low flat land near a river
Etymology
Origin of holm1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English holm; cognate with Old Norse holm islet, Danish holm, Swedish holme a small island, German Holm hill, island, Latin columen, culmen summit; see hill
Origin of holm2
1350–1400; Middle English, by dissimilation from holn, Old English holen holly
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There, on the banks of the Almone, he finds the Bosco Sacro, a “sacred grove” composed of “several ancient holm pines arranged in a perfect circle” around what must once have been a pagan altar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Tree of Freedom in Rab, Croatia, is a 105-year-old holm oak that stands as a symbol of community and heritage.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
Flames ran through hectares of cork and holm oak forests that are native to the region.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
Alice, holding Lyra, had retreated further up the slope, but the open space was not very large: close-branched holm oaks with spiked leaves crowded in on all sides.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
"We show that a well-established tool from studies of the Milky Way can be used to understand other galaxies, where measuring the distribution of dark matter has traditionally been very challenging," says Julie Kiel Holm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Our results are consistent with previous studies and what they have shown about dark matter in this ultra-diffuse galaxy," Kiel Holm said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
As the illness worsened, she began scaling back her commitments, and earlier this year lung specialist Holm said her deterioration had been significant and "dangerous".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Austin, Texas-based real-estate agent Matt Holm is already helping some SpaceX employees with their home search.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 2026
The Eleanor Holm story, as at least some of the journalists had calculated, made headlines for days back in the United States, and in the long run it did wonders for her career.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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