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Noun
The clubhouse sits on a knoll over a four-acre peninsula, surrounded by water.—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025 Nestled on a private knoll surrounded by majestic century-old oaks, the estate exudes exclusivity and serenity while remaining just minutes from Highway 24 and Lafayette’s dynamic downtown.—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 The car paused at the foot of the knoll while the garage door slowly rose, exposing a dark grotto.—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025 In a video from February 2017, Bishop shows off the compound, pointing out fruit trees and a cluster of tents pitched on a knoll overlooking a green valley.—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knoll
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English knol, from Old English cnoll; akin to Old Norse knollr mountaintop
Verb
Middle English, probably alteration of knellen to knell
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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