MORAINE


Meaning of MORAINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈrān ]

noun

Etymology: French, from French dialect (Savoy) morêna

Date: 1789

: an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier

• mo·rain·al -ˈrā-n ə l adjective

• mo·rain·ic -ˈrā-nik adjective

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