loma

[loh-muh]

noun

Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

1. a hill or ridge having a broad top.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loma¹

1840–50, < Spanish, akin to lomo back, ridge, loin

Example Sentences

In places like Okinawa, Sardinia and Loma Linda, the so-called Blue Zones where people often live past 100, no one really retires.

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Almost exactly an hour later, a Los Angeles County battalion chief reported a structure fire at Glenrose Avenue and West Loma Alta Drive, even farther into west Altadena, according to the report.

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She noted bringing federal resources to the city to recover after the Loma Prieta earthquake, and San Francisco’s leading role in tackling the devastating HIV/AIDS crisis through partnerships with University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General, which “pioneered comprehensive community based care, prevention and research” still used today.

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Grand Terrace, 25-13, 24-26, 25-13, 26-24 Alta Loma d.

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During the 1989 magnitude-6.9 Loma Prieta and 1994 magnitude-6.7 Northridge earthquakes — California’s last two major seismic events that struck heavily populated areas — about 50% of the injuries reported were caused by things falling on people, Lancaster said.

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