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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Synonyymit

KieliKäännökset
espanjacuchilla

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. (geology) A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,
  2. (nautical) A hogframe.
  3. A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.

Esimerkit

  • Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it …

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkohogbacks

Luokat


(geology) A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,

Oblique aerial photo of a hogback located between Gallup and Ramah in western New Mexico.

(geology) A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,

Dinosaur Ridge, west of Denver, Colorado. It is formed by the more erosion-resistant sandstones of the Dakota Formation protecting the softer, less erosion-resistant strata of the Morrison Formation.

(geology) A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,

Hogsback up Bald Mountain, in the Adirondacks of New York