noun

moraine

moraine

The glacier left a large moraine behind.

The glacier left a large moraine behind.

((a moraine)) a mass of rocks deposited by a glacier The glacier left a large moraine behind.

Synonyms: ridge, mound, debris

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

It sounds a bit like 'more rain', which could wash down rocks and debris, forming a moraine.

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