Definitions
a high rocky hill or crag
Word origin
From 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.
Used in a sentence
“Bursdon and Welsford were then, as now, a rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or tree, […]”
“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.”
“What I am seeing is governance committees (and therefore, whole Boards) being exposed to risk through the ‘cut n paste’ development of their ToR.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Rocky hilltop”3 letters
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