Tor [tɔː] n.

project1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a high hill, esp a bare rocky one
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Chiefly southwestern Brit a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill
[Old English torr, probably of Celtic origin; compare Scottish Gaelic torr pile, Welsh twr]



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