hogback

hogback [hawg-bak, hog-] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for hogback on Thesaurus.com noun Geology.

a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.

Origin of hogback First recorded in 1655–65; hog + back1 Related Words for hogback rim, hill, ridge, corrugation, elevation, parapet, ruck, spine, backbone, pole, crease, fold, range, seam, crinkle, plica, wrinkle, rib, furrow, hogback Examples from the Web for hogback Historical Examples of hogback

Now you want me to go chasing up to the hogback to head him off.

James Roberts

He saw that the automobile from the hogback had reached the village.

James Roberts

Already the 100 truck was climbing the last steep pitch to the top of the hogback.

James Roberts

Larkin knew that all the sheep had not yet passed the top of the hogback.

Francis William Sullivan

It was just our luck that they took this place to come over the hogback, Roger.

Harrison Adams

British Dictionary definitions for hogback hogback noun

Also called: hog’s back a narrow ridge that consists of steeply inclined rock strata
archaeol a Saxon or Scandinavian tomb with sloping sides