| 单词 | natural elevation |
| 释义 | natural elevation (once / 214897 pages) n WORD FAMILY natural elevation: natural elevations USAGE EXAMPLESThe situation, which was on a hill, contributed to this result, and the natural elevation was artificially increased. Duncker, Max, The History of Antiquity—Vol. V.(2011) Flag signals from natural elevations and signal towers could be seen as far as 20 miles on a clear day. Price, William H., The Civil War Centennial Handbook(2011) Each would perceive his own importance, and his own interest, and would feel that natural elevation of character which the consciousness of property inspires. Webster, Daniel, The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume...(2011) n a raised or elevated geological formation Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper elevation depression, natural depression a sunken or depressed geological formation Cape Horn a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego) Areopagusa hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court Golgothaa hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified Sionoriginally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem Cotswold Hillsa range of low hills in southwestern England Cheviot Hillsa range of hills on the border between England and Scotland Pennine Chaina system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers Seven Hills of Romethe hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built Palatinethe most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces Laurentian Highlandsa large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean Floddena hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513 Highlands of Scotlanda mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) Nilgiri Hillshills in southern India Mount Asamaa volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet) Ardennesa wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II Mount Pinatuboa volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy Najda central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Rock of Gibraltarlocation of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules Capitol Hilla hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets Breed's Hilla hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 Cape Hatterasa promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina Black Hillsmountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming Guiana Highlandsa mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil Cameroonan inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast Pico de Orizabaan extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet) Nevado de Colimaan active volcano in southwestern Mexico Cotacachian Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955 Cotopaxithe world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador Demavendan active volcano in northern Iran El Mistithe world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru Mount Etnaan inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) Fuegoa volcano in south central Guatemala Fujinoyamaan extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages Galerasan active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes Guallatirithe world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959 Huainaputinaan inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783 Klyuchevskayaan inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946 Krakataoa small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history Lascara volcano in the Andes in Chile Mauna Keaan active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands Mauna Loaan active volcano on south central Hawaii Island Nyamuragiraan active volcano in eastern Congo Nyiragongoan active volcano in eastern Congo Puracean inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950 Sangayan inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946 Tupungatitoan inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959 Mount Saint Helensan active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity Mount Vesuviusa volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944 Cambrian Mountainsa rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales Cape Canaverala sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight Cape Sablea promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia Colorado Plateaua large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner Great Barrier Reefthe largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia Jebel Musaa promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules Llano Estacadoa large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains Massif Centrala mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country San Juan Hilla hill in eastern Cuba (near Santiago de Cuba) that was captured during the Spanish-American War Bikinian atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons Eniwetokan atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs Kwajaleinan atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II Midway Islandsan atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base highland, upland elevated (e.g., mountainous) land hilla local and well-defined elevation of the land mount, mountaina land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill foreland, head, headland, promontorya natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) ridgea long narrow natural elevation or striation swella rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor) alpany high mountain banka long ridge or pile bara submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore bena mountain or tall hill buttea hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides down(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil dune, sand dunea ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans esker(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets foothilla relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll, mounda small natural hill ledge, shelfa projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water mulla term used in Scottish names of promontories pointa promontory extending out into a large body of water reefa submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water ripple markone of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind seamountan underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor plateau, tablelanda relatively flat highland tora high rocky hill volcanoa mountain formed by volcanic material formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth |
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