Meaning & use
Hummock
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A small hill, knoll, or mound of earth, or a ridge of ice pressed up in a field of pack ice.
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The trail wound between grassy hummocks dotting the meadow.
The icebreaker slowed as it approached a field of jagged hummocks.
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In polar regions, 'hummock' specifically refers to ridges of ice formed when ice floes collide and buckle upward.
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