KAME


Meaning of KAME in English

kame 1

/kaym/ , n. Physical Geog.

a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.

[ 1860-65 for this sense; special use of Scots, N dial. kame comb (ME (dial.) camb, kambe, OE camb, comb ); see COMB 1 ]

kame 2

/kaym/ , n. Scot.

combe.

[ dial. var. of COMB 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .