tor
noun
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
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tor
1 American
[tawr]
/ tɔr /
noun
-tor
2
American
tor
British
/ tɔː /
noun
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a high hill, esp a bare rocky one
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a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill
Etymology
Origin of tor1
before 900; Middle English; Old English torr < Celtic; compare Irish tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile
Origin of -tor2
< Latin -tor (stem -tōr- ), cognate with Greek -tōr (stem -tor- ), Sanskrit -tar-
Example Sentences
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“Bryce is an inspiration tor me, because with shorter quarterbacks, he paved the way for me to go on further to college,” Jaden said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
But tor decades Black and Hispanic students have been woefully under-represented, while Asian Americans made up more than 70% of the student body.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023
Mr Eavis said it was at the end of that year that Mr Harkin came to Glastonbury and met Andrew Kerr, one of the festival's co-founders, walking up the tor.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2021
But it was important enough tor Taylor that he mentioned it in the fifth paragraph of his opening statement.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2019
She came down on a tor above the Hudson River and perched in an isolated ash tree.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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