noun
- isolated hills or mountains that rise abruptly from a surrounding plain, formed by erosion-resistant rock
Usage: geology; plural of monadnock
Examples
- The monadnocks dotted the landscape like ancient sentinels.
- Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire is the classic example of these geological formations.
- Erosion carved away the softer rock, leaving the monadnocks standing tall.
- The hikers could see several monadnocks rising from the valley floor.
- These monadnocks are composed of granite that resisted weathering.
- The region’s monadnocks provide excellent vantage points for surveying the plains below.