MORAINE


Meaning of MORAINE in English

[ mə'reɪn ]

■ noun Geology a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier.

Derivatives

morainal adjective

morainic adjective

Origin

C18: from Fr., from Ital. dialect morena , from Fr. dialect morre 'snout'.

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