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: a swinging couch or bed usually made of netting or canvas and slung by cords from supports at each end
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: hummock
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: a fertile area in the southern U.S. and especially Florida that is usually higher than its surroundings and that is characterized by hardwood vegetation and deep humus-rich soil
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
As anyone who’s ever taken a hammock nap, or spent an afternoon reading while wrapped up in one, hammocks are worth, well, much more than their weight in gold.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
Two ponds where guests can catch and release fish are surrounded by meditation areas and hammocks.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Haulover Cut has already fragmented into an unrecognizable jumble of marsh and hammocks behind Kiawah Island.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
To stimulate his development, caregivers outfitted Yuji’s crate with a small hammock and ropes.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
As anyone who’s ever taken a hammock nap, or spent an afternoon reading while wrapped up in one, hammocks are worth, well, much more than their weight in gold.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
Two ponds where guests can catch and release fish are surrounded by meditation areas and hammocks.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Haulover Cut has already fragmented into an unrecognizable jumble of marsh and hammocks behind Kiawah Island.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Hammock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammock. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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