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Noun
Another location seems more likely, a mansion on a secluded knoll in Bloomfield Hills.—Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025 The stucco and terracotta-roof structure, perched atop a two-parcel knoll spanning nearly half an acre, was built in the late 1920s and offers five bedrooms and six baths in roughly 4,500 square feet.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 July 2025 The house sits on a knoll on the western shore of the freshwater/saltwater lagoon.—Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 Perched on a grassy knoll on the edge of downtown, The Inn sits comfortably away from bustling Main Street while maintaining easy walking distance to all of Berlin’s shops, restaurants, and galleries.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 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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