hummock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈhʌmək/
Etymology
Unknown, but probably a diminutive of hump, equivalent to hump + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare hillock.
Meanings
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A small hill; a hillock; a knoll.
The west edge of their landing area was swarming with…things. Like wolves or dogs, but with long necks, they moved quickly forward, darting from hummock to hummock
2020 [1992], Vernor Vinge, chapter 3, in A Fire Upon the Deep, 1st edition, New York: Tor Essentials, →ISBN, page 36:
- A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
- (Scotland) A fistful.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hummocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
hummocky · hummocking · hummocked
Translations (5)
de Eishügel (ridge or hill of ice) · tr buz tepeciği (ridge or hill of ice) · ru торос (ridge or hill of ice) · tr buz tümseği (ridge or hill of ice) · pl spiętrzenie lodu (ridge or hill of ice)