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Meanings of rocky eminence in English

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Usage of rocky eminence in English
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The circular abyss of emptiness came nearer as this rocky eminence contracted.
Beyond the Vanishing Point
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Therefore we changed our resting-place and went out to camp under a rocky eminence.
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
3
Partway up the little rocky eminence stands an old house, now fast falling to pieces.
Not Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories
4
We chose a new situation this time, another rocky eminence in the middle of the wigwams.
Missionary Work Among the Ojebway Indians
5
These were strong stone fortresses, usually perched upon some rocky eminence, and defended by moats and towers.
General History for Colleges and High Schools
6
The town stands upon a rocky eminence overlooking the river, which waters, by irrigation, its large and well-cultivated valley.
Captured by the Navajos
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Oblivious to Tarrano she stood until at last the rocky eminence was one great mass of the surging blue fire.
Tarrano the Conqueror
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At this moment we were about fifty feet from the rocky eminence, which extended a long reef into the sea.
A Drama on the Seashore
9
To attain this elevation, the architects usually take advantage of some hill or cliff, or rocky eminence near the shore.
Cleopatra
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The rocky eminence that formed the wall on two sides was the only high ground to be seen for miles around.
Nedra
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After seven months the city surrendered, and the iron cross was again set up on the rocky eminence by the gate.
Heart of Man
12
It crowned the top of a rocky eminence, and was protected by a double wall, which followed the irregularities of the hillside.
History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume...
13
Wetzel circled back over the hill, took a long survey from a rocky eminence, and then reconnoitered the lowland for several miles.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
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Montreuil and Samer are both fortified; and one of these places, standing on an abrupt, rocky eminence, is quite picturesque and quaint.
Recollections of Europe
15
With a bound like a gazelle Edith sprang on shore and ran panting with excitement to the top of a rocky eminence.
Ungava
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As Betty mounted a little rocky eminence and reached out for a limb of a chestnut tree, she lost her footing and fell.
Betty Zane
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