monadnock

[ muh-nad-nok ]

/ məˈnæd nɒk /

Physical Geography. a residual hill or mountain standing well above the surface of a surrounding peneplain.

(initial capital letter) Mount, a mountain peak in SW New Hampshire. 3186 feet (971 meters).

Origin of monadnock

1735–45, Americanism; after ( Grand) Monadnock (earlier name of Mount Monadnock) < a S New England Algonquian name, literally, isolated mountain

Farther to the east rose the majestic form of Monadnock, if not the highest, one of the very noblest peaks in the Granite State.

The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 |Various
The Monadnock excursion above mentioned began June 3d, and continued three days.

The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume VI, Familiar Letters |Henry David Thoreau
Monadnock, a soaring double hump, rises into the sky at its left elbow—that is to say, it is close at hand.

The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 5, 1901-1906 |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
A similar monitor, the Monadnock, has been launched in California.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents |James D. Richardson

A fourth monitor, the Monadnock, still remains unfinished at the navy-yard in California.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents |James D. Richardson

monadnock

/ (məˈnædnɒk) /

a residual hill that consists of hard rock in an otherwise eroded area

C19: named after Mount Monadnock, in New Hampshire

monadnock

[ mə-năd′nŏk′ ]

A mountain or rocky mass that has resisted erosion and stands isolated in an essentially level area.