English Dictionary

tor

IPA（発音記号）

/tɔɹ/

名詞

(geology) A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock. / (South-West England) A hill with such rock formation.

日本語の意味

風化・侵食により形成された、丘の頂上にある険しい岩の露頭、またはその露頭を有する丘

We scrambled up the steep path to stand on the tor and survey the valley below.

私たちは急な道をよじ登り、丘の頂上にあるごつごつした岩の突出部に立って谷を見下ろした。

意味（1）

(geology) A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.

The moon was low upon the right, and the jagged pinnacle of a granite tor stood up against the lower curve of its silver disc.

意味（2）

(South-West England) A hill with such rock formation.

She had slipped the letters into her pocket next to the packet of antique documents and had taken an umbrella—as the sky was ominous out over the distant tors—and strolled around the manor house and down the road toward the village.

tors （ plural ）