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hogback

/hawg-bak, hog-/US // ˈhɔgˌbæk, ˈhɒg- //UK // (ˈhɒɡˌbæk) //

驼峰,驼背,驼峰山,猪笼草

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Geology.

    • : a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.

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Examples

  • Seward Mountain, seen from a distance of ten or fifteen miles, looked like a hogback ridge.

  • Campote is completely surrounded by mountains, the hogback dropping off into the valley below us.

  • The first land he encountered was a high hogback of rock which proved to be an island.

  • If we'd pitched the tents up on the hogback, that's all we'd a been in for.

  • Changing the subject, he said, "I wish you could see the valley from that hogback over to the west."