MONADNOCK

Meaning of MONADNOCK in English

[ mə'nadnɒk ]

■ noun an isolated hill or ridge of erosion-resistant rock rising above a peneplain.

Origin

C19: named after Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, US.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MONADNOCK — noun Etymology: Mt. Monadnock, New Hampshire Date: 1893 inselberg
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MONADNOCK — məˈnadˌnäk noun ( -s ) Etymology: from Mt. Monadnock, N.H. : a hill or mountain of resistant rock surmounting a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONADNOCK — /meuh nad"nok/ , n. 1. Physical Geog. a residual hill or mountain standing well above the surface of a surrounding …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONADNOCK — n. high isolated mountain (or cliff) located in the middle of a flat area
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MONADNOCK — noun Etymology: Mt. Monadnock, New Hampshire Date: 1893 : inselberg
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONADNOCK — [mo.nad.nock] n [Mt. Monadnock, N.H.] (1893): inselberg
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONADNOCK — isolated hill of bedrock standing conspicuously above the general level of the surrounding area. Monadnocks are left as erosional remnants …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONADNOCK — monadnock, M~ BrE AmE mə ˈnæd nɒk AmE -nɑːk ▷ monadnock|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONADNOCK — n. a steep-sided isolated hill resistant to erosion and rising above a plain. [Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, US]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONADNOCK — n. a steep-sided isolated hill resistant to erosion and rising above a plain. [ Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, US …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MONADNOCK — n. a steep-sided isolated hill resistant to erosion and rising above a plain. Etymology: Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, US
Oxford English vocab
MONADNOCK — An isolated hill or mountain of resistant rock rising above an eroded lowland.
English Glossary Of Geography
MONADNOCK — монаднок
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONADNOCK — монаднок
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONADNOCK — n. Pronunciation: m ə - ' nad- ˌ näk Function: noun Etymology: Mount Monadnock, N.H. Date: 1893 : INSELBERG
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MONADNOCK, MOUNT — geographical name mountain 3165 feet (965 meters ) SW New Hampshire
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MONADNOCK MOUNT — high mountain peak in the state of New Hampshire (USA)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MONADNOCK, MOUNT — geographical name mountain 3165 feet (965 meters ) SW New Hampshire
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURNHAM, DANIEL H(UDSON) — born Sept. 4, 1846, Henderson, N.Y., U.S. died June 1, 1912, Heidelberg, Ger. U.S. architect and city planner. He pioneered …
Английский словарь Британика
SILVER TROUT — noun : any of several silvery fishes: as a. : a trout that is a silvery variety of the cutthroat …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARABOO — ˈbarəˌbü, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: fr, Baraboo mts., Wis. : a disinterred monadnock
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSELBERG — /in"seuhl berrg', -zeuhl-/ , n. Physical Geog. monadnock (def. 1). [ 1895-1900; Insel island + Berg mountain ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AYERS ROCK — /airz/ a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 ft. (348 m) high.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INSELBERG — n. secluded mountain, monadnock (Geology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ULURU — n. Ayers Rock, largest red monadnock in the world situated in the Northern Territory (Australia)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AYERS ROCK — n. largest red monadnock in the world situated in the Northern Territory (Australia), called "Uluru" by the aboriginal people of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRICK — a small rectangular block of fired clay used in the construction of foundations, walls, piers, buttresses, and arches of buildings …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROOT, JOHN WELLBORN — born Jan. 10, 1850, Lumpkin, Ga., U.S. died Jan. 15, 1891, Chicago architect, one of the greatest practitioners in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KINNELL, GALWAY — born Feb. 1, 1927, Providence, R.I., U.S. American poet who examined the primitive bases of existence that are obscured by …
Britannica English vocabulary
KEENE — city, seat of Cheshire county, southwestern New Hampshire, U.S., on the Ashuelot River. The original site (Upper Ashuelot), one of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GREENVILLE — county, northwestern South Carolina, U.S. The northern section, which is bordered by North Carolina, lies in the Blue Ridge Mountains …
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CHESHIRE — county, extreme southwestern New Hampshire, U.S. It consists largely of a hill-and-valley region bounded to the south by Massachusetts and …
Britannica English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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