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Meanings of ant hill in English

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Structure at the surface of some underground ant nests, especially at high latitudes; provides heat control and flood protection.

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Examples for "hill"
Examples for "hill"
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Level: Demanding -850m of ascent means previous hill-walkingexperience is required.
Independent.ie
2
Tell me... have you also seen the new construction encircling the hill?'
Orb Sceptre Throne
3
The building stood in the moonlight on the crest of the hill.
Waysiders, Stories of Connacht
4
Demong eventually decided to pop the question following Thursday's individual hill competition.
Reuters
5
He said: I saw a river of people rushing down the hill.
News.com.au
1
The body was laid on a small mound in the central enclosure.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
2
The venerable mound, the digging of the new grave, woke gloomly thoughts.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
3
The gold in the mound was exactly as he had left it.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
4
For the first time she noticed that the mound was a grave.
The Gun-Brand
5
Felix quested after words to say over the mound, but none came.
Wastelands
1
"It looks like an ant mound," Sister Daughtry said.
The Wyrmling Horde
Usage of ant hill in English
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But why does Ture want Joel to show him an ant hill?
A bridge to the stars
2
My people are living in an ant hill, Jack said as they marched.
Stars rain down
3
I lay down behind a small ant hill, and waited expectantly.
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures
4
Then he starts digging at the bottom of the ant hill.
A bridge to the stars
5
Tom kicked an ant hill with the toe of his boot.
Truths unveiled
6
It looked like a giant ant hill had been stepped on.
Kill bin laden: a delta force commander's account of the hunt fo...
7
Sitting on an ant hill, so the warriors found Falcon.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest
8
I have, however, seen lions miles from game, slumbering peacefully atop an ant hill.
The Land of Footprints
9
But Virgie'd lay down on a fire- ant hill if it'd help us, especially the younger ones.
The well and the mine
10
Just watching her, it could slip your mind how you had an ant hill waiting outside.
Rant: an oral biography of buster casey
11
Love is as much higher, than justice as is the tallest mountain above an ant hill.
Wise or Otherwise
12
What, in the names of the Rishis, is Accelerationism but a storm over an ant hill?
Lord of Light
13
They found an ant hill; and it was very interesting to watch the ants as they worked.
A Hive of Busy Bees
14
Across a short open space we ran, bent double to the shelter of a big ant hill.
The Land of Footprints
15
B. took up a commanding position on an ant hill to one side with his rifle levelled.
The Land of Footprints
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Without saying more, I merely begged him to mount upon the ant hill and look toward M'rooli.
In the Heart of Africa