hillock

Etymology

From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill +‎ -ock.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪl.ək/

Noun

hillock (plural hillocks)

1. A small hill.
   • 2014, Ian Jack, "Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian, 16 September 2014:

     Just upstream of Dryburgh Abbey, a reproduction of a classical Greek temple stands at the top of a wooded hillock on the river’s north bank.