moraine

Noun

A mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges or extremity.

ریشه

Late 18th century: from French, from Savoy dialect morena, from Provençal morre ‘snout’.

مثال

• The glacier left a moraine that is now a hill.
• The moraine was covered with grass and trees.
• The moraine was a result of the last Ice Age.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Glacial moraine Terminal moraine Lateral moraine Recessional moraine Ground moraine