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Hubbard

Hubbard

1 8.1
A very high snow-covered mountain peak on the Alaska–Yukon border
  • proper noun
: Monte Hubbard
  • To determine the sources of reactive nitrogen that cause nitrogen pollution, the Hubbard Brook team analyzed eight large watersheds in the Northeast.

Examples

  • Hikers often aim for the summit of Hubbard, one of the tallest peaks in southeastern Alaska.

  • She took stunning photographs of Hubbard, which rises majestically in the Coast Range.

  • The blue thing, the light blue thing here is the famous Hubbard Peak plotted in absolute units.

  • The 3,037-ha Hubbard Brook Valley is located in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire.

    Academic text (2012)

  • During their expedition, they reached the base of Hubbard, eager to tackle its challenging trails.

Synonyms

Mount Hubbard
vsHubbard
7.4

A high mountain in southeast Alaska in the Coast Range that rises about 14,950 feet

is identical but gives the metric height as 4,557 meters

Compounds

Mother Hubbard
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A loose dress without a belt that falls straight from the shoulders, with a high neck and long sleeves

Hubbard squash
  • US
1 7.0

A large winter squash with bumpy green skin and sweet orange flesh

Surface Forms

Hubbard main

Etymology

Hubbard is an English family name related to Hubert, an old first name you can remember as 'bright heart' or 'bright mind'. So the mountain called Hubbard is simply named after a person with that family name.