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Hill-like? #1 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 15:04 pm   Hill-like?		  
Hi all,
What does "hill-like" mean?
I see it in the context below: " The further out I got, the more hill-like the sea became."
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Hill-like? #2 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 17:27 pm   Hill-like?		  
The troughs of the sea became deeper, the peaks rising higher,giving cause for alarm.
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Hill-like? #3 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 19:07 pm   Hill-like?		  
Does it mean there are really hill-like structures or icebergs posing threats (Titanic kind of) to the passing ships?
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Hill-like? #4 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 21:07 pm   Hill-like?		  
LOL Gray, only on postcards.
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Hill-like? #5 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 21:25 pm   Hill-like?		  
Kitosdad wrote:
LOL Gray, only on postcards.


I am sorry, I didn't get it -- "only on postcards" Confused

'Something imaginary' you mean?
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Hill-like? #6 (permalink) Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:09 am   Hill-like?		  
Gray wrote:
Does it mean there are really hill-like structures or icebergs posing threats (Titanic kind of) to the passing ships?

In the absence of context you are free to imagine. It might mean whatever you wish.
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Hill-like? #7 (permalink) Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:45 am   Hill-like?		  
Kitosdad wrote:
The troughs of the sea became deeper, the peaks rising higher,giving cause for alarm.


Sorry, it was me who brought the confusion. I should have read carefully.

The waves became hill-like Smile
Milanya wrote:
In the absence of context you are free to imagine. It might mean whatever you wish.


Even without the context, it couldn't be that strange Wink
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