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单词 humpbacked
释义

humpbacked

adjective

hump·​backed ˈhəmp-ˈbakt How to pronounce humpbacked (audio)
1
: having a humped back
2
: convexly curved
a humpbacked bridge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There are also numerous depictions of a humpbacked flute player known as Kokopelli. Gina Rae La Cerva, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2022 These close low humpbacked shapes must be the fishermen’s boats, hauled high and tarped. D. Nurkse, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021 The new humpbacked, shaggy-haired wild ox were brought from the Northern California ranch where they were born. USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2020 The deal came weeks after Delta Air Lines Inc. parked the last of its 747 aircraft, marking the end of U.S. passenger service for the iconic humpbacked plane nicknamed the Queen of the Skies. Julie Johnsson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Feb. 2018 Then prepare to be startled as a very large visitor, a humpbacked whale, heaves into view. Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, 4 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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