HOGBACK


Meaning of HOGBACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯg-ˌbak, ˈhäg- ]

noun

Date: 1840

: a ridge of land formed by the outcropping edges of tilted strata ; broadly : a ridge with a sharp summit and steeply sloping sides

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