MORAINE

moraine

(noun) accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

moraine (plural moraines)

(geology) An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.

Anagrams

• moanier, romaine

Source: Wiktionary

Mo*raine", n. Etym: [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off, It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. mürbe soft, broken up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. mla to relax.] (Geol.)

Definition: An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier. Lyell.

Note: If the moranie is at the extremity of the glacier it is a terminal moranie; if at the side, a lateral moranie; if parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a medial moranie. See Illust. of Glacier. In the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral moranies of the branches of the glacier. A ground moranie is one beneath the mass of ice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition