Synonyms of the word

hogback

• n. (geology) A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata.
• n. A hogframe.
• n. A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge…

horseback

• n. The back of a horse.
• n. A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
• adv. On the back of a horse.

ridge

• n. (anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
• n. Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
• n. The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
• n. The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running…
• n. (fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
• n. A chain of mountains.
• n. A chain of hills.
• n. A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
• n. (meteorology) A type of warm air that comes down on to land from mountains.
• v. (transitive) To form into a ridge.
• v. (intransitive) To extend in ridges.

ridgeline

• n. The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.