noun

moraine

moraine

The glacier left a large moraine behind.

The glacier left a large moraine behind.

((a/the)) moraine a mound of rocks left by a glacier The glacier left a large moraine behind.

Synonyms: ridge, mound, till

From French 'moraine', from the Savoy dialect word 'morena' meaning 'mound of earth'.

Imagine 'more rain' washing rocks down a mountain, forming a moraine.

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