tor
noun
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tors
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pluralof tor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There’s plenty to love about “Blood of My Blood,” especially a return to the 18th century Highlands, with tartans, castles and craggy tors aplenty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
From tree-topped tors to man-made monoliths, people shared with BBC News their particular sights - and sites - that means the trip is nearing its end.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2017
Their inves- tors, usually a combination of larger money-management firms and wealthy individuals, presented them with billions of dollars to trade.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 4, 2014
In the art tombs are laid away examples of the work of the great painters and sculp- tors of other times.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the fine light of sunset the moor seemed to tower inimitably above them, crowned with its eternal tors, clear-cut as by a razor's edge against the vast blue emptiness behind.
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
