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hummock 1. a hillock; knoll 2. a ridge or mound of ice in an ice field 3. Chiefly southern US a wooded area lying above the level of an adjacent marsh hummock [′həm·ək] (ecology) A rounded or conical knoll frequently formed of earth and covered with vegetation. (geology) A rounded or conical knoll, mound, hillock, or other small elevation, generally of equal dimensions and not ridgelike. Also known as hammock. (hydrology) A mound, hillock, or pile of broken floating ice, either fresh or weathered, that has been forced upward by pressure, as in an ice field or ice floe. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Only the fact that a hummock of heathery sand inter- cepted the lower part of the Heat-Ray saved them. Just as the pack came in sight of the river they saw their agile leader racing down the river's bank, leaping from hummock to hummock of the swampy ground that spread between them and a little promontory which rose just where the river curved inward from their sight. The Swift One did not wait for me, nor did she pause till she had passed beyond Hair-Face a hundred yards and gained a much larger hummock. |
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