Hill and mountains
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4- Deserts and Prairies and Wildernesses
6- The Countryside
7- The air, Land and Wetland
8- Soil
Hill and mountains
brow :noun [S]نوک
the top part of a hill or the edge of something high such as a cliff or rock:
the brow of the hill:
cliff : noun [C] صخره
a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast:
Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall.
the cliff edge
crag : noun [C]پرتگاه، تخته سنگ بلند
a high rough mass of rock which sticks out from the land around it.
Rough: not smooth
elevation : noun FORMAL[C]بلندی ، تپه
a hill:
The flagpole stands on a small elevation in front of the building.
escarpment :noun [C] پرتگاه يا شيب تندى که توسط عوامل طبيعى به وجود امده است
a steep slope or cliff, such as one which marks the edge of a range of hills.
foothill :noun [C usually plural]دامنه کوه
a low mountain or low hill at the bottom of a larger mountain or range of mountains:
the foothills of the
heights :plural noun ارتفاعات، بلندی
high places, or the top of hills:
Don't go up the tower if you're afraid of heights.
Machine guns were mounted along the heights behind the town.
he is terrified of heights: high ground; precipices, cliffs.
highlands: plural noun مناطق مرتفع، کوهستانی
a mountainous area of a country:
Most villages in the highlands are now connected by roads.
1) hill :noun [C] تپه
an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land:
Hills are not as high as mountains.
Their house is on the top of a hill.
In the summer, the shepherds move their sheep up into the hills (= an area where there are hills).
2) hill :noun [C] شیب جاده
a slope in a road:
That hill's far too steep to cycle up.
hilly :adjective پر از تپه، ناهموار
having a lot of hills:
hilly countryside
a hilly area
hillock : noun [C] تپه کوچک ،برآمدگى در سطح صاف
a small hill
hillside : noun [C] سرازيرى تپه ،دامنه کوه
the sloping surface of a hill, rather than the level surface at the top of it.
hilltop : noun [C] بالای تپه ،نوک
the top part of a hill, rather than its sloping sides.
hummock :noun [C] LITERARY پشته، برآمدگی
a very small hill or raised part of the ground:
a grassy hummock.
incline :noun [C] FORMAL شیب
a slope:
a steep/gentle incline
knoll :noun [C] نوک تپه،ماهور
a small low hill with a rounded top:
a grassy knoll
lee : noun [S] سمتی از تپه یا...که از باد در پناه است
the side of hill, wall, etc. that provides shelter from the wind
mound :noun [C] توده بزرگ از زمین، سنگ ، یرآمدگی شبیه تپه
a large pile of earth, stones etc. like a small hill:
a burial mound (= a place where people were buried in ancient times)
a mound on a grave توده خاک بر روى گور
Mount (MOUNTAIN) :noun (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION Mt) کوه
used as part of the name of a mountain:
mountain :noun [C] کوه
a raised part of the Earth's surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow:
The
The
I'd love to go mountain-climbing.
We're going to the mountains (= an area where there are mountains) for our holiday.
mountainside :noun [C usually singular]دامنه
the side or slope of a mountain:
Can you see those goats high up on the mountainside?
mountaintop :noun [C] قله
the top of a mountain
See also peak (MOUNTAIN TOP); summit (HIGHEST POINT).
Mt : noun کوه
WRITTEN ABBREVIATION FOR Mount or mountain:
Mt Everest
palisades :plural noun
a line of cliffs by the sea or a river
pass (PATH): noun [C]معبر ، مسیر و جاده کوهستانی
a path or road between or over mountains:
a mountain pass
peak (MOUNTAIN TOP) :noun [C] قله
the pointed top of a mountain, or the mountain itself:
It is one of the most difficult peaks to climb.
plateau :noun [C] plural
a large flat area of land that is high above sea level
precipice :noun [C] پرتگاه
a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain:
The film opens with a shot of a climber dangling from a precipice.
dangling :HANGING
precipitous :adjective پر شیب
If a slope is precipitous, it is very steep:
a precipitous mountain path
range (SET): noun [C] رشته کوه
a group of hills or mountains:
a mountain range
the
We could see a low range of hills in the distance.
rise :noun [C] تپه کوچک، شیب کم
a small hill or slope:
The castle is built on a slight rise above the town.
the ground rose gently: SLOPE UPWARDS, go uphill, incline, climb.
rock face :noun [C]
an area of vertical surface on a large rock or mountain:
The path down to the beach was a precarious one, tiny steps hewn out of the sheer rock face.
rolling (HILL) :adjective [before noun]
(of hills) gently rising and falling:
The train journey took us through a valley past rolling hills.
sand dune :noun [C] تپه ایکه ازماسه بادی تشکیل شده باشد
a hill of sand made by the wind on the coast or in a desert
scree :noun [C or U] SPECIALIZED سنگ ریزه ، منطقه ای از کوه که توسط سنگ ریزه پوشانده شده
(an area on the side of a mountain covered with) large loose broken stones
sheer (STEEP) :adjective شیب عمودی
extremely steep; almost vertical:
a sheer mountain side
a sheer drop of 100 metres
shelf :noun [C] plural shelves SPECIALIZED فلات قاره، سحطی صاف بر روی صخره
a flat area of rock under water or on a cliff
sierra :noun [C] رشته کوه هایی با شیب تند
a range of steep mountains, especially in North and
slagheap :noun [C] MAINLY
a hill made from the waste material from a mine
slope :noun [C] شیب، دامنه شیب دار
(part of) the side of a hill or mountain:
a ski/mountain slope
Snow had settled on some of the higher slopes.
There's a very steep slope just before you reach the top of the mountain.
There are some nice gentle (= not steep) slopes that we can ski down.
snow-capped: adjective دارای قله پوشیده از برف
Snow-capped mountains and hills have snow on the top of them.
snowline :noun ارتفاع یا منطقه ای که همیشه پوشیده از برف است
the snowline the level on a mountain above which snow is found for most or all of the year:
above/below the snowline
spur (MOUNTAIN) :noun [C] کوه
a high piece of land which sticks out from a mountain or a group of mountains
steep (NOT GRADUAL) :adjective سرازیزی،شیب
(of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle:
a steep slope
It's a steep climb to the top of the mountain, but the view is worth it.
The castle is set on a steep hill/hillside.
steeply :adverb به طور شیب دار
The beach slopes steeply down to the sea.
The value of the land has risen steeply.
summit (HIGHEST POINT) :noun [C] قله
the highest point of a mountain:
On this day in 1784, Dr Michel Paccard and Jacques Balmat reached the summit of
undulating :adjective FORMAL مواج
describing or having small hills and slopes that look like waves:
undulating roads
I love the gently undulating hills of the Dales.
upland :adjective زمین مرتفع دور از دریا
describes an area of land that is situated high up, such as on a hill or mountain:
The whole plateau comprises one vast upland plain.
Plateau:فلات
Comprise:شامل بودن
Vast:وسیع
Plain:هموار، مسطح
volcano :noun [C] plural volcanoes or volcanos آتشفشان
a mountain with a large circular hole at the top through which lava (= hot liquid rock), gases, steam and dust are or have been forced out:
an extinct/dormant volcano
an active volcano
Erupting volcanoes discharge massive quantities of dust into the stratosphere.
volcanic :adjective آتشفشانی
volcanic ash/activity/rock
Ash: خاکستر آتشفشان
watershed :(HIGH GROUND) noun [C] SPECIALIZED آبخیز
an area of high ground from which water flows down to a river
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