tor

noun

Definition of tornext
as in butte

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  1. butte
  2. bluff
  3. hogback
  4. scar
  5. precipice
  6. cliff
  7. crag
  8. scarp
Noun
  • People can see the cinder cone volcanic field, Sedona's red rock buttes and as far as the Grand Canyon on a clear day.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Hole-in-the-Rock is only a 0.2-mile trail, which leads to a large hole in the Hole-in-the-Rock butte, offering stunning views of Phoenix and Scottsdale.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of butte
Noun
  • The city, which is about 45 miles north of Los Angeles, is known for its rugged canyons, stunning bluffs and celebrities' seaside mansions.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The high potential for all of this to get out of hand makes any decision to decentralize control of nuclear weapons a credible step toward their actual use, not a bluff.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of bluff
Noun
  • These geomorphic formations of rugged slopes are known locally as ‘hogbacks’ and present a particularly harsh environment in which to try and perfect agricultural techniques.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
Definition of hogback
Noun
  • The playwright August Wilson, who’s best known for his series chronicling 20th-century Black American life (colloquially known as the Century Cycle), paid forensic attention to how everyday families bear the scars—and inherit the triumphs—of collective histories.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The school was a model for the federal Indian boarding school system, where more than 970 children died and survivors bore scars from abuse and separation.
    NPR Washington Desk, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of scar
Noun
  • Producers: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady) –– On the precipice of adulthood, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady) –– On the precipice of adulthood, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of precipice
Noun
  • For climbing, the sandstone cliffs at Long Dong soar above crashing waves.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Or rappel down 20-million-year-old cliffs in Kangaroo Point.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of cliff
Noun
  • If Perez is at the top of the local pecking order, the young climbers who flock to Bishop from around the globe to train on world-class crags in Buttermilk Country and the Owens River Gorge are near the bottom.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
  • And this month, the soaring crag delivers top-notch comet watching, too.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of crag
Noun
  • Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has been studying Europa more closely still, documenting ice walls, scarps, and ridges, all suggestive of a surface in constant motion.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of scarp
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