Esker Definition

ĕskər
noun
A winding, narrow ridge of sand or gravel, probably deposited by a stream flowing in or under glacial ice.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Esker

Noun

Singular:
esker
Plural:
eskers

Origin of Esker

  • Irish Gaelic eiscir from Old Irish escir

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Irish eiscir.

    From Wiktionary

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