PINGO


Meaning of PINGO in English

/ping"goh/ , n. , pl. pingos . Geol.

1. a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.

2. a hill of similar origin remaining after the melting of permafrost.

[ 1925-30; pinguq ]

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