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monadnock

/muh-nad-nok/US // məˈnæd nɒk //UK // (məˈnædnɒk) //

单立人,单核,单元,单独的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Physical Geography. a residual hill or mountain standing well above the surface of a surrounding peneplain.
    • : Mount, a mountain peak in SW New Hampshire. 3,186 feet.

Examples

  • Far to the northwest rise bluely the three peaks of Monadnock.

  • One man by grandeur sees mountains in the coals of his grate; another by gentleness only sunshine and grasses on Monadnock.

  • Farther to the east rose the majestic form of Monadnock, if not the highest, one of the very noblest peaks in the Granite State.

  • It patronizes Moat, measures itself proudly with Chocorua, and maintains a distant acquaintance with Monadnock.

  • Thus the wireless message from Corregidor had indeed sealed the fate of the Monadnock.

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