English Dictionary

mound

IPA（発音記号）

/maʊnd/

名詞

アメリカ英語 俗語 卑語 比喩的用法 廃用

An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense / A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

日本語の意味

人工的に作られた土手、堤防、盛土としての丘 / 自然に形成された小高い丘、土盛り

The archaeologists carefully excavated the ancient burial mound to uncover artifacts.

考古学者たちは遺物を発見するために古代の墳丘を慎重に発掘した。

意味（1）

An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense

意味（2）

A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

意味（3）

(baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.

The pitcher was waiting at the mound.

意味（4）

A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.

意味（5）

(US, vulgar, slang) The mons veneris.

意味（6）

(obsolete, anatomy, measurement, figuratively) A hand.

意味（7）

(obsolete) A protection; restraint; curb.

意味（8）

(obsolete) A helmet.

意味（9）

(obsolete) Might; size.

mounds （ plural ）