mamelon

British  

/ ˈmæmələn /

noun

1. a small rounded hillock

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Etymology

Origin of mamelon

C19: from French: nipple

Example Sentences

The valley now widened out, and a village came into view, together with a ruined castle upon a mamelon, that rose like a volcanic cone from the plain.

From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Barker, Edward Harrison

After this achievement the barbarians came to a crest facing the mamelon, and Xenophon held a colloquy with them by means of an interpreter, to negotiate a truce, and demanded back the dead bodies.

From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham

"If this mamelon is not taken," exclaimed Victor, impetuously, "we should not take any part in a campaign."

From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)

They reached the summit of the mamelon from which Xenophon was descending, and began rolling down crags.

From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham

Here was the better Limousin landscape—every knoll and mamelon covered with heather and other moor-plants, woods and meadows in the dells and dips.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison