English Dictionary
Definition of “hillock”
hillock (ˈhɪlək
)
Definitions
noun
- a small hill or mound
Alternative Forms
ˈhillocked ˈhillocky adjective Word Origin
C14 hilloc, from hill + -ock
Usage examples
He paused on a small hillock , head turned slightly to one side.
Jack Higgins, THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)Allan Lindh is pointing to a hillock a few hundred metres away.
New Scientist (1998)They turned violent and started torching the shops and pandals on the narrow route leading to the temple on a hillock.
Samachar (2005)There, in silhouette, the performers drift about a hillock like t'ai chi-practising wraiths.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Only an overgrown hillock , obscured by trees, stands where the motte once stood.
Andrew Bridgeford, 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry (2004)
