sheepback

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noun

A rock formation created by glacial erosion.

Similar
roche moutonnée
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Meanings

nounsheepback (plural sheepbacks)

plural sheepbacks

  1. geographyA rock formation created by glacial erosion.

    Synonyms: roche moutonnée

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rock formation created by glacial erosion.

Similar
roche moutonnée
Also see
roche moutonnée

Origin

From sheep + back, from its shape.

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Translations

French roche moutonnée
  • roche moutonnéerock formation
Polish muton, baraniec
  • mutonrock formation
  • baraniecrock formation
Swedish rundhäll
  • rundhällrock formation
Cite this entry
APA

sheepback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheepback

MLA

“sheepback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheepback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheepback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheepback.

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