Highlander Buttress
cliff or slope · Highland
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a buttress or rock formation that is high. 'Highlander' likely refers to someone from the highlands, or a high-lying feature, and 'buttress' describes the geological formation.
Word origins
- Highlander
- Old Englishhighlander, person from the highlands(from hēah "high", land "land")
- Buttress
- Norman Frenchbuttress(from bouter "to push")
Historical forms
hie land buttress