tor

¹

[ tawr ]

noun

1. a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.

-tor

²

1. a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbs and, less commonly, from nouns:

   dictator; genitor; janitor; orator; victor.

tor

/ tɔː /

noun

1. a high hill, esp a bare rocky one
2. a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill

Word History and Origins

Origin of tor¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English torr < Celtic; compare Irish tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile

Origin of tor²

< Latin -tor (stem -tōr- ), cognate with Greek -tōr (stem -tor- ), Sanskrit -tar-

Word History and Origins

Origin of tor¹

Old English torr, probably of Celtic origin; compare Scottish Gaelic torr pile, Welsh twr

Example Sentences

The anonymity of everyone involved was guaranteed by the encrypted TOR browser.

From Salon

Navy to protect their comms, the browser’s code was made public in the mid-2000s and TOR became a nonprofit aimed at helping activists in authoritarian regimes bypass the censors.

From Salon

Russia is the second-largest country in the world by TOR usage, accounting for 15% of all traffic.

From Salon

While the Kremlin has tried blocking the service, results have been mixed at best — and nowadays TOR is less necessary, as there are plenty of mirrors on the clear web.

From Salon

Between dead drops and TOR, this meant unlike traditional drug rings, no one actually has to meet face-to-face, shielding the operation from undercovers, turncoats and stool pigeons.

From Salon

Related Words

• alp
• bluff
• butte
• cliff
• crag
• elevation
• eminence
• height
• mesa
• mount
• palisade
• peak
• pike
• precipice
• range
• ridge
• sierra
• volcano