artificial+mound

  • 11mound — [[t]maʊnd[/t]] n. 1) a natural elevation of earth; hillock or knoll 2) an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam; embankment 3) a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers[/ex] 4) spo the slightly raised ground from which a… …

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  • 12mound — I. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1515 1. archaic to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth 2. to form into a mound II. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1551 …

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  • 13mound — 1. noun a) An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart. b) A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock …

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  • 14Kościuszko Mound — ( Kopiec Kościuszki ) in Kraków, Poland, erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kościuszko, is an artificial mound modeled after Kraków s prehistoric mounds of Krak and Wanda. A serpentine path leads to the… …

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  • 15Piłsudski's Mound — (also known as Independence Mound or Freedom Mound) in Kraków, Poland, erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Józef Piłsudski, is an artificial mound, constructed in the years 1934 1937. It is located in west Kraków …

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  • 16flood mound — /ˈflʌd maʊnd/ (say flud mownd) noun an artificial mound created as a place for stock to stand in times of flooding rain. Also, flood hill …

  • 17Shell mound — Mound Mound, n. [OE. mound, mund, protection, AS. mund protection, hand; akin to OHG. munt, Icel. mund hand, and prob. to L. manus. See {Manual}.] An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a… …

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  • 18The Mound — For the novella, see The Mound (short story). The Mound …

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  • 19Sermon on the Mound — The Sermon on the Mound is the name given by the Scottish press to an address made by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on 21 May 1988. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics… …

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  • 20Union of Lublin Mound — ( uk. Копець Люблінської унії; pl. Kopiec Unii Lubelskiej) is an artificial hill, 29 m high, in Lviv created in 1869 1890 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Union of Lublin. It is located on the summit of Lviv High Castle.In the second… …

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