moraine
moraine definition
mo·raine (mə rān′, mô-)
noun
a mound, ridge, or mass of rocks, gravel, sand, clay, etc. carried and deposited directly by a glacier, along its side (lateral moraine), at its lower end (terminal moraine), or beneath the ice (ground moraine)
Etymology: Fr < dial. morêna < morre, muzzle, akin to Sp morro, snout, headland < VL *murru, echoic word for snout
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