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Hummock definition

hŭmək
hummocks
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A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
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A low mound or ridge of earth; a knoll.
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A low, rounded hill; knoll; hillock.
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A tract of forested land that rises above an adjacent marsh in the southern United States.
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A ridge or rise in an ice field.
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A tract of fertile, heavily wooded land, higher than a surrounding marshy area.
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A small hill; a hillock; a knoll.
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A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of hummock - hommock

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Noun

Singular:
hummock
Plural:
hummocks

Origin of hummock

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Hummock Sentence Examples

  • These include shallow pools and a well-developed hummock and lawn complex.

  • Some hours later the Phoenix landed on a low hummock amidst the swamps of the northeastern corner of Roister Island.

  • A large hummock or ridge of ice lay in front of the man, blocking his view of the horizon in that direction.

  • These tend to merge into an enlarging, horseshoe-shaped bare slope which may threaten to reduce the dune to an eroded hummock.

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