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Noun
It’s located in an oak knoll for peak tranquility, surrounded by olive trees and verdant plants and visited by the occasional deer.—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2025 My Spanish-style duplex sat perched on a knoll just below the Griffith Observatory.—Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025 The widow’s house has become our grassy knoll.—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Perched on a knoll amid six acres of terraced land, within an exclusive enclave off West Mountain Drive and just a few minutes away from the shops and eateries of Montecito’s Upper and Lower villages, the white stucco structure is hidden away behind gates and lush foliage.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 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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