DRUMLIN


Meaning of DRUMLIN in English

[ 'drʌmlɪn ]

■ noun Geology an oval mound or small hill consisting of compacted boulder clay moulded by glacial action.

Origin

C19: prob. from drum 'long narrow hill' (from Sc. Gaelic and Ir. druim 'ridge') + -lin (from -ling ).

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