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hogback

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Definition of hogback

as in butte

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Recent Examples of hogback Two birds seemed to be gobbling there — one between the hogback and the creek valley and the other higher. — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026 The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024 The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot. — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024 Red sandstone hogbacks, Horsetooth Reservoir coves and bridges are some of the highlights while snowshoeing here, while elevation stays at a pretty constant 5,500 feet or so above sea level. — Mindy Sink, The Know, 6 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for hogback

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Noun

On July 4, North Dakota gained the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library atop a butte in Medora.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Situated on a butte at the gateway to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the 96,000-sq-ft (8,918-sq-m) library and museum structure practically blends into the rugged landscape.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 July 2026

Definition of butte

Noun

But Jesus eventually heals the man and casts the demons into a herd of pigs, which tumble over a cliff and drown.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Besides one stunt where Newton’s character had to hop off a 35-foot cliff into a shallow pool of water, all the actors were game to do their own stunts — safely, of course.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of cliff

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Built around a towering sandstone escarpment that rises through the centre of the property, surrounded by a deliciously cold pool, the architecture was conceived in careful negotiation with the landscape.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
The tents are perched on top of escarpment with views of the TK below.

— Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Definition of escarpment

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England has a beautiful coastline, full of romantic, windswept bluffs, rocky cliffs, and quaint seaside villages.

— Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
The Latour influence stretched from European high society to the Artois brewing empire, before finally reaching the bluffs of Esparza.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of bluff

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The team used high-resolution topographic data from satellites, aircraft and drones to detect fault scarps, narrow ridges formed when the ground shifts during an earthquake, that were previously hidden under dense forest and glacial deposits.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.

— Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

Definition of scarp

Noun

In France, firefighters guarded a still-burning scar four times the size of Paris.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Strong winds drove flames deeper into the Athens region and forced fresh evacuations, France guarded a still-burning scar four times the size of Paris, while Spain’s major fires stopped advancing.

— Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of scar

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Here, outdoor enthusiasts can experience the raging Potomac River and the rocky crags of Great Falls.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
But, typical of Hockney portraiture, the resulting drawings magnificently captured every crag in Auden’s impossibly craggy face.

— Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026

Definition of crag

Noun

The optical illusion reminded early settlers of the blockades of wooden stakes, or palisades, built around forts to ward off threats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
In 2014, the regional nonprofit group SOS Sahel came to Barkadroussou and taught villagers to stabilize the dunes by building palisades of palm fronds.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of palisade

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