peaklet
UK/ˈpiːklət/
peaklet noun: a small peak, especially by topographic prominence.
Noun
peaklet (plural peaklets)
- A small peak, especially by topographic prominence.
- As viewed from the north, it is an irregular blunt peaklet about ten feet high, fast disappearing before the stormy atmospheric erosion to which it is subjected.1877 Sep, John Muir, ‘Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta’, Harper's Monthly
- There is a line of jagged peaklets, like an array of dog's teeth, called the Tschingelhorner, and beyond them, the Hole of St Martin.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 91
Forms of peaklet
| plural | peaklets |
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Origin of peaklet
From peak + -let.
Questions about peaklet
- What does peaklet mean?
- Peaklet means a small peak, especially by topographic prominence.
- What part of speech is peaklet?
- Peaklet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce peaklet?
- Peaklet is pronounced /ˈpiːklət/ (UK).
- What is the plural of peaklet?
- The plural of peaklet is peaklets.
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