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单词 jebel
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Definition of jebel in English:

jebel

(also djebel)
noun ˈdʒɛbɛlˈdʒɛbɛl
  • (in the Middle East and North Africa) a mountain or hill, or a range of hills.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I climbed to the top of one of the small jebels and watched the sun begin to set before heading back to Rum.
    • The huge jebels rise sheer from the sandy valley floor overshadowing the small but growing settlement of Rum.
    • A fine collection of these trees can also be found in Wadi Qahshan deep in the jebels beyond Mughsayl.
    • From the Batinah Coast to the west of Muscat along the base of the jebels are several key towns of special interest.
    • When climbing on the jebels we will usually be following routes which have been used for generations by Bedouin hunters and shepherds.
    Synonyms
    high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa

Origin

Colloquial Arabic form of jabal 'mountain'.

 
 

Definition of jebel in US English:

jebel

(also djebel)
nounˈdʒɛbɛlˈjebel
  • (in the Middle East and North Africa) a mountain or hill, or a range of hills.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The huge jebels rise sheer from the sandy valley floor overshadowing the small but growing settlement of Rum.
    • From the Batinah Coast to the west of Muscat along the base of the jebels are several key towns of special interest.
    • A fine collection of these trees can also be found in Wadi Qahshan deep in the jebels beyond Mughsayl.
    • When climbing on the jebels we will usually be following routes which have been used for generations by Bedouin hunters and shepherds.
    • I climbed to the top of one of the small jebels and watched the sun begin to set before heading back to Rum.
    Synonyms
    high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa

Origin

Colloquial Arabic form of jabal ‘mountain’.

 
 
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