tor Synonyms
tor Meaning
tor (n)
a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
a high rocky hill
tor (n.)
A tower; a turret.
High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle.
tor Sentence Examples
- The ancient city was protected by a massive stone tor that towered over the surrounding landscape.
- The hiker stumbled upon a towering tor, its jagged peak piercing the sky.
- The climbers roped their way up the sheer face of the tor, their ascent a testament to their determination.
- The villagers gathered at the base of the tor, its weathered surface a silent witness to countless ceremonies.
- The tor's granite composition gave it an enduring presence, outlasting the civilizations that rose and fell around it.
- The morning mist swirled around the tor, obscuring its rugged features and lending it an ethereal quality.
- The tor provided shelter for a colony of rare birds, its crevices echoing with their calls.
- The children played hide-and-seek among the boulders at the base of the tor, their laughter echoing through the air.
- The artist's painting captured the tor's majestic beauty, its colors and textures rendered with exquisite detail.
- The tor became a symbol of the region, its iconic silhouette etched into the minds of generations.
FAQs About the word tor
a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill, a high rocky hillA tower; a turret., High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle.
butte, crag, precipice, scarp, scar, hogback, embankment, bluff, palisade, escarpment
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The ancient city was protected by a massive stone tor that towered over the surrounding landscape.
The hiker stumbled upon a towering tor, its jagged peak piercing the sky.
The climbers roped their way up the sheer face of the tor, their ascent a testament to their determination.
The villagers gathered at the base of the tor, its weathered surface a silent witness to countless ceremonies.
