hogback

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,
2. noun A hogframe.
3. noun A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.

Similar words

arete humpback huckleback hanger hoodoo hunchback head hogh hogbed hulch

Often followed by

ridge ridges mountain and of road hill monocline to

Word family

hogbacks