tor
A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and…A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
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Meaning
2 sensesA craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
A hill with such rock formation.
a high rocky hill
Examples
7 sentencesSince being revived, Tom has had a rapacious appetite tor flesh.
Tor is an example of an overlay network.
Tor is useful.
He lives near the "Rotes Tor" metro station.
To access the dark net, you have to use the Tor browser.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English tor, torr-, from Old English torr, tor (“a high rock, lofty hill, toweFrom Middle English tor, torr-, from Old English torr, tor (“a high rock, lofty hill, tower”), possibly from Proto-Celtic, compare Old Welsh *tor (“hill”); ultimately from Latin turris (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis, “tower”), of non-Indo-European origin.
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