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hum·mock
(hŭm′ək)n.
1. A low mound or ridge of earth; a knoll.
2. See hammock2.
3. A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
[Origin unknown.]
hum′mock·y adj.
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hummock
(ˈhʌmək)n
1. (Physical Geography) a hillock; knoll
2. (Physical Geography) a ridge or mound of ice in an ice field
3. (Physical Geography) chiefly Also called: hammock Southern US a wooded area lying above the level of an adjacent marsh
[C16: of uncertain origin; compare hump, hammock]
ˈhummocky adj
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hum•mock
(ˈhʌm ək)n.
1. Also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.
2. a knoll or hillock.
3. a ridge in an ice field.
hum′mock•y, adj.
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Noun | 1. | hummock - a small natural hill hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia" molehill - a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing |
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hummock
n → (kleiner) Hügel
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