moel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hill having a rounded outline in its upper portion because the summit is protected from rapid denudation by a layer of soil and a growth of forest trees or grass, or by marshes of peat.

Pronunciation

/mɔɪl/

Word forms

moel moels

Etymology

From Welsh moel (“bare hill”).

Related words

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