Meaning of hogback

hog•back

Pronunciation: (hôg'bak", hog'-), [key]

— n. Geol.

a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

hogback (Thesaurus)

HO gauge hog-backed

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