hillock

noun

hill·​ock ˈhi-lək How to pronounce hillock (audio)
: a small hill
hillocky adjective

Examples of hillock in a Sentence

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The shock is not the expanse alone but the density, the way every hillock and cavern is filled with incident and variety. Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 The entrance is through a structure that could be a brutalist one-car garage dug into a hillock. Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 Six rescuers climbed down the hill, while another 50 assisted atop the hillock. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024 This year, Novotny’s fields atop a hillock in Chatfield are one of the test plots for camelina. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hillock 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hillock was in the 14th century

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“Hillock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillock. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

hillock

noun
hill·​ock ˈhil-ək How to pronounce hillock (audio)
: a small hill
hillocky adjective

Medical Definition

hillock

noun
hill·​ock ˈhil-ək How to pronounce hillock (audio)
: any small anatomical prominence or elevation see axon hillock
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