noun
- an isolated hill or mountain that rises abruptly from a plain, formed by erosion of surrounding softer rock
Usage: geological term
Examples
- Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire is a classic example of this geological formation.
- The granite monadnock stood prominently above the surrounding valley.
- Erosion over millions of years created the distinctive monadnock landscape.
- Hikers could see the monadnock from miles away across the flat terrain.
- The resistant rock of the monadnock withstood weathering better than the softer surrounding stone.
- Several monadnocks dotted the otherwise level plain.