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Get to know Hogback better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like horseback or ridge.

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Hogback in a sentence

Hogback meaning

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

Synonyms of Hogback

horseback ridge ridgeline

Related words

Other words often associated with Hogback or its synonyms:

formation process elevation beam appendage convexity continue outgrowth cover

Using Hogback

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata, | A hogframe. | A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.
  • Useful related words include: horseback, ridge, ridgeline.

Context around Hogback

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

4145 1×

Often after:

route 1× hill 1× ridge 1×

Sentence patterns with Hogback

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

form the hogback ridge that 1× from a hogback a viking 1× morning at hogback route 617 1× to 4145 hogback hill road 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

deputies responded to 1× directions same as 1× sophia detorres 16 1× the whereabouts of 1×

Common sentence endings:

roads officials said 1× the black hills 1× the railroad tracks 1× unknown until now 1×

Words around Hogback

Just before it in the word index:

hogarth 38 hogar 5 hogansville 7 hogans 4 hogancamp 4 hogan 619

Just after it in the word index:

hogben 6 hogberg 2 hoge 17 hogeland 3 hogenberg 2 hogendorp 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Hogback

  • In this selection, "hogback" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 4145, route, hill and ridge stand out and add context to how "hogback" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include form the hogback ridge that and from a hogback a viking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hogback" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hogback

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sophia Detorres, 16, of the Pittstown section, was a passenger in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning at Hogback (Route 617) and Lowers Lansdown roads, officials said. (27 words)

Directions: Same as Stop No. 7. The Inyan Kara Group consists of iron rich sandstones and claystones that form the hogback ridge that defines the outer rim of the Black Hills. (31 words)

Deputies responded to 4145 Hogback Hill Road in the Town of Palmyra, the CSX railroad tracks, to find a dark colored four door sedan, which had been struck by a train, laying on the railroad tracks. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

The whereabouts of the artefacts – a fragment of a carved bear’s head, possibly from a hogback, a Viking grave marker dating to the 9th or 10th centuries and a fragment of a Medieval cross slab carved with a small sword – have remained unknown until now. (46 words)

Deputies responded to 4145 Hogback Hill Road in the Town of Palmyra, the CSX railroad tracks, to find a dark colored four door sedan, which had been struck by a train, laying on the railroad tracks. (36 words)

Directions: Same as Stop No. 7. The Inyan Kara Group consists of iron rich sandstones and claystones that form the hogback ridge that defines the outer rim of the Black Hills. (31 words)

Example sentences (4)

Sophia Detorres, 16, of the Pittstown section, was a passenger in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning at Hogback (Route 617) and Lowers Lansdown roads, officials said.

Deputies responded to 4145 Hogback Hill Road in the Town of Palmyra, the CSX railroad tracks, to find a dark colored four door sedan, which had been struck by a train, laying on the railroad tracks.

The whereabouts of the artefacts – a fragment of a carved bear’s head, possibly from a hogback, a Viking grave marker dating to the 9th or 10th centuries and a fragment of a Medieval cross slab carved with a small sword – have remained unknown until now.

Directions: Same as Stop No. 7. The Inyan Kara Group consists of iron rich sandstones and claystones that form the hogback ridge that defines the outer rim of the Black Hills.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hogback" in a sentence?
An example: "Sophia Detorres, 16, of the Pittstown section, was a passenger in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning at Hogback (Route 617) and Lowers Lansdown roads, officials said." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "hogback" from authentic English texts.
What does "hogback" mean?
Hogback means: A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,
What are synonyms of "hogback"?
Common synonyms of "hogback" include: horseback, ridge, ridgeline.
How many example sentences with "hogback" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "hogback", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.