MORAINE


Meaning of MORAINE in English

/ məˈreɪn; NAmE ; BrE also mɒˈreɪn/ noun

[ U , C ] ( technical ) a mass of earth, stones, etc., carried along by a glacier and left when it melts

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French , from Italian dialect morena , from French dialect morre snout.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.