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tor (tôr)

1. A high rock or pile of rocks on the top of a hill.

2. A rocky peak or hill.

[Middle English, from Old English torr, probably of Celtic origin.]

tor [tɔː]

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a high hill, esp a bare rocky one

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Chiefly southwestern Brit a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill

[Old English torr, probably of Celtic origin; compare Scottish Gaelic torr pile, Welsh twr]

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Noun	1.	tor - a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
	2.	tor - a high rocky hill hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"

Translations

tor [tɔːʳ] N → colina f abrupta y rocosa, pico m pequeño(esp en el suroeste de Inglaterra)

tor

n (esp in names) → Berg m

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