Moraine
[mə'reɪn] or [mə'ren]
Definition
(noun.) accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier.
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Definition
(n.) An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier.
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Definition
n. a continuous line of rocks and gravel along the edges of glaciers.—adj. Morain′ic.
Editor: Stacy
Examples
- The same observer has recently found great moraines at a low level on the Atlas range in North Africa. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- So greatly has the climate of Europe changed, that in Northern Italy, gigantic moraines, left by old glaciers, are now clothed by the vine and maize. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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