hillock
a small hill.
Origin of hillock
1Other words from hillock
- hillocked, hill·ock·y, adjective
Words Nearby hillock
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How to use hillock in a sentence
They flattened the hillock and hog wallow with the Fresno Scraper and turned 6 million acres into tabletop.
A sheet of rain came drifting across the lake toward the hillock on which the house stood.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseThree miles to the south of the hillock on Cape Villaret, are two lumps, which at a distance appeared like rocks.
They saw the Spaniard climb a hillock; just at the curve he gave one sweep of the hand—was gone.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisIt is a town of above three hundred houses, built round the base of a sandy hillock, the church being on the hill.
"There lies a ravine with a sweet spring, beyond the next hillock," said Musa, who never forgot a road once travelled.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
British Dictionary definitions for hillock
/ (ˈhɪlək) /
a small hill or mound
Origin of hillock
1Derived forms of hillock
- hillocked or hillocky, adjective
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