- ice hummock
- торос
имя существительное:
торос (hummock, ice hummock)
Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
ice hummock
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Hummock — Hum mock, n. [Prob. a dim. of hump. See {Hump}.] 1. A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface. [1913 Webster] 2. A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field. [1913 Webster] 3. Timbered land. See {Hammock}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hummock — [hum′ək] n. [orig. naut. < ?] 1. a low, rounded hill; knoll; hillock 2. a ridge or rise in an ice field ☆ 3. a tract of fertile, heavily wooded land, higher than a surrounding marshy area ☆ hummocky adj … English World dictionary
Hummock — A hummock (of uncertain derivation; cf. hump or hillock) is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice field, making sledge travelling in the Arctic and Antarctic region extremely difficult and unpleasant.Hummocky ice … Wikipedia
hummock — noun Etymology: alteration of 2hammock Date: 1555 1. a rounded knoll or hillock 2. a ridge of ice 3. hammock II,2 • hummock verb • hummocky adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
hummock — noun a) A small hill; a hillock; a knoll. b) A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field … Wiktionary
hummock — hummocky, adj. /hum euhk/, n. 1. Also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region. 2. a knoll or hillock. 3. Also, hommock. a ridge in an ice field. [1545 55; humm (akin to HUMP) + OCK] * * * … Universalium
hummock — noun a hillock or knoll. ↘a hump or ridge in an ice field. ↘N. Amer. a piece of forested ground rising above a marsh. Derivatives hummocky adjective Origin C16: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
hummock — n. 1. Hillock, knoll, knob of soil. 2. Ridge, pile, hump, knob, protuberance (in a field of ice) … New dictionary of synonyms
hummock — hum•mock [[t]ˈhʌm ək[/t]] n. 1) ecl geo Also, hammock II an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region. 2) geo a knoll or hillock 3) geo a ridge in an ice field • Etymology: 1545–55; humm (akin to hump) + ock… … From formal English to slang
hummock — n. 1 a hillock or knoll. 2 US a piece of rising ground, esp. in a marsh. 3 a hump or ridge in an ice field. Derivatives: hummocky adj. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn … Useful english dictionary
Two Hummock Island — (coord|64|8|S|61|42|W|) is an ice covered island, 5 miles (8 km) long in a north south direction, conspicuous for its two rocky summits 670 m high, lying 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Liege Island in the Palmer Archipelago. This name has appeared… … Wikipedia
