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mo·nad·nock (m

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A mountain or rocky mass that has resisted erosion and stands isolated in an essentially level area. Also called inselberg.

[After Mount Monadnock, a peak of southwest New Hampshire.]

monadnock [məˈnædnɒk]

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a residual hill that consists of hard rock in an otherwise eroded area

[named after Mount Monadnock, in New Hampshire]

monadnock (m

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A mountain or rocky mass that has resisted erosion and stands isolated in an essentially level area.

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