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View synonyms for hogback
hogback
[ hawg-bak, hog- ]
noun
, Geology.
- a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.
hogback
/ ˈhɒɡˌbæk /
noun
- Also calledhog's back a narrow ridge that consists of steeply inclined rock strata
- archaeol a Saxon or Scandinavian tomb with sloping sides
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Seward Mountain, seen from a distance of ten or fifteen miles, looked like a hogback ridge.
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Campote is completely surrounded by mountains, the hogback dropping off into the valley below us.
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The first land he encountered was a high hogback of rock which proved to be an island.
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If we'd pitched the tents up on the hogback, that's all we'd a been in for.
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Changing the subject, he said, "I wish you could see the valley from that hogback over to the west."
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