Knoll Definition

nōl
knolls
noun
knolls
A hillock; mound.
Webster's New World
A knell.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
knolls
To ring mournfully; knell.
American Heritage

Knell.

Webster's New World
To ring or sound (a bell, for example) mournfully; knell.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Knoll

Noun

Singular:
knoll
Plural:
knolls

Origin of Knoll

  • Middle English knollen probably alteration of knellen to knell knell

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English knol from Old English cnoll

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Knoll Sentence Examples

  • The highest point is a knoll, some 450 ft.

  • Two officers were standing on the knoll, directing the men.

  • This attitude was welcome to neither faction, and for some days the position of the new arrivals on the little knoll of Kampala was very precarious.

  • The heavy guns that had been brought from the fortress were placed in position on this hill, and opened fire (7 A.M.) on the knoll, 1400 yds.

  • To the left he saw a sloping descent lit up, and facing it a black knoll that seemed as steep as a wall.

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Words Starting With

KKNKNO

Words Ending With

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