lynchet

British  

/ ˈlɪntʃɪt /

noun

1. a terrace or ridge formed in prehistoric or medieval times by ploughing a hillside

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Etymology

Origin of lynchet

Old English hlinc ridge

Example Sentences

In four places, the trees about this lynchet grow in clumps or copses, which our men called after the four Evangelists, John, Luke, Mark, and Matthew.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

From this lynchet, looking down the valley into the Y Ravine, the enemy position is saddle-shaped, low in the middle, where the Y Ravine 47narrows, and rising to right and left to a good height.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

Then there is the lynchet or remblai, like a steep cliff, from three to twelve feet high, hardly to be noticed from above until the traveller is upon it.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

Looking straight to the front from the Sunken Road our men saw no sudden dip down at the lynchet, but a continuous grassy field, at first flat, then slowly rising towards the enemy parapet.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

Low down the hill, running parallel with the road, is a little lynchet, topped by a few old hawthorn bushes.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John