hummock

hum·mock  (hmk)

n.

1. A low mound or ridge of earth; a knoll.

2. also ham·mock (hmk) A tract of forested land that rises above an adjacent marsh in the southern United States.

3. A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.

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hummock·y adj.

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hummock [ˈhʌmək]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a hillock; knoll

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a ridge or mound of ice in an ice field

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Also called hammock Chiefly southern US a wooded area lying above the level of an adjacent marsh

[of uncertain origin; compare hump, hammock]

hummocky  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hummock - a small natural hill                 hammock, hillock, knoll, mound anthill, formicary - a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia" kopje, koppie - a small hill rising up from the African veld molehill - a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

Translations

hummock [ˈhʌmək] N → montecillo m, morón m

hummock [ˈhʌmək] n (= hillock) → tertre m

hummock

n → (kleiner) Hügel