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 March, Loma Linda University’s Children’s Hospital was placed on a lock down after someone called authorities and threatening to carry out a mass shooting.

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Lamar Bontrager, a real estate agent, has already laid a foundation and begun framing his home on Loma Alta Drive.

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But Loma Vista Elementary and the South Whittier School District were tracking Adrian’s attendance and moved in quickly to provide positive attention and family help, an approach overwhelmingly favored by most experts.

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Deputies also discovered that hospitals in Newport Beach and Loma Linda were targeted in similar thefts.

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Yet two marquee FireAid projects involved rebuilding and revamping damaged public green space, including Loma Alta Park, near Altadena.

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