mound

a small hill or raised area of ground, often artificial

montículo, colina pequeña

• a mound of something

Collocations mound of earth · mound of sand

• The children built a small mound of sand.

  Los niños construyeron un pequeño montículo de arena.

a large pile or heap, especially of something soft or loose

montón, pila

• a mound of something

Collocations mound of leaves · mound of blankets

• There was a huge mound of leaves in the garden.

  Había un enorme montón de hojas en el jardín.

the raised area on which a baseball pitcher stands when throwing the ball

montículo (de béisbol)

• a mound

• The pitcher stood on the mound and threw a strike.

  El lanzador se colocó en el montículo y tiró un strike.

an ancient burial place or monument, often in the form of a large pile of earth and stones

tumulo, montículo funerario

• a mound

• Archaeologists discovered a prehistoric burial mound.

  Arqueólogos descubrieron un tumulo funerario prehistórico.