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mou·lin (mo̵̅o̅ lan′)

noun

a nearly vertical hole in a glacier down which flows a stream of water melted from the surface

Etymology: Fr, lit., a mill < LL molinum, molina, mill

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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