ham·mock /ˈhæmək/
吊床,小丘
Ham·mock n.
1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet long and three feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. [Southern U. S.]
Hammock nettings Naut., formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.
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hammock
n 1: a small natural hill [syn: knoll, mound, hillock, hummock]
2: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended
between two trees); swing easily [syn: sack]