lynchet

British  

/ ˈlɪntʃɪt /

noun

1. a terrace or ridge formed in prehistoric or medieval times by ploughing a hillside

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Etymology

Origin of lynchet

Old English hlinc ridge

Example Sentences

Then there is the lynchet or remblai, like a steep cliff, from three to twelve feet high, hardly to be noticed from above until the traveller is upon it.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

From this lynchet, looking down the valley into the Y Ravine, the enemy position is saddle-shaped, low in the middle, where the Y Ravine 47narrows, and rising to right and left to a good height.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

From near the Point on our side of No Man's Land, a bank or lynchet, topped along its edge with trees, runs southwards for about a mile.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

Below this lynchet is a fairly smooth slope, so tilted that it slopes down to the right towards the valley road, and slopes up to the front towards the enemy line.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

Low down the hill, running parallel with the road, is a little lynchet, topped by a few old hawthorn bushes.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John