A saddle-shaped depression between two hills or summits which is concave in profile, but appears as a convex ridge when viewed from above; (also)…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hollow or depression > [noun] > on or among hills (12) saddleOE A saddle-shaped depression between two hills or summits which is concave in profile, but appears as a convex ridge when viewed from above; (also)… swirec1050 A hollow near the summit of a mountain or hill; a gentle depression between two hills. local (occurs in several place-names in Scotland and the… pocket1745 Chiefly U.S. A deep glen or hollow among mountains. lap1747 transferred. A hollow among hills. rock basin1754 A basin-shaped hollow in rock, esp. one of natural origin; (Geomorphology) a large depression in a rocky area that was formed by glacial erosion… niche1756 A natural recess in a rock, hill, etc. sliddera1793 A trench or hollow running down a hill; a steep slope. corrie1795 The name given in the Scottish Highlands to a more or less circular hollow on a mountain side, surrounded with steep slopes or precipices except at… cove1805 A recess with precipitous sides in the steep flank of a mountain. (Common in the English Lake district, where small lateral valleys often end in… slot1808 Scottish. (See quot. 1808) bay1853 An indentation, recess in a range of hills, etc. punchbowl1855 A round deep hollow between hills or in a hillside; a depression in the landscape (either natural or man-made) shaped like a punchbowl. |
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