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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. mĂĽrbe 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
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