Monadnock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈnædˌnɒk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monadnock is a noun meaning A hill or mountain standing isolated above a predominantly flat plain.
Meaning
A hill or mountain standing isolated above a predominantly flat plain.
Example Sentences
Eastward from the White Mountains, the open sea of the upland country comes right to the monadnock shore, with hardly an outlying island; southward the upland is covered for miles by an archipelago of monadnock groups and peaks.
Word Forms
- monadnocks
Synonyms for monadnock
Depending on context, synonyms include inselberg.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mountain, peak, mountaintop, height, summit, eminence.
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