noun
fell
A high, barren hill or stretch of moorland.
Walkers cross a windswept fell in northern England.
Etymology
Old Norse fjall means mountain. The English regional word preserves that landscape sense, especially for high open ground and upland hills.
More examples
- The guide described the path over the fell.
- Sheep grazed on the lower fells.
- Mist hid the highest fell from view.
Forms
fell · fells
Similar words
- moor
- Usually open upland rather than a particular hill.
- upland
- Higher land generally rather than a particular barren hill.