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Definitions for Moraine
[1] a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
[2] a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier.
[3] a mass of debris, carried by glaciers and forming ridges and mounds when deposited
Words related to Moraine
rim, hill, corrugation, elevation, parapet, ruck, spine, backbone, pole, crease, fold, range, seam, crinkle, plica, wrinkle, rib, furrow, hogback, chine
Words nearby Moraine
mora, moraceous, moradabad, moraea, moraga, moraine, moral, moral compass, moral hazard, moral majority, moral philosophy
Origin of Moraine
1780–90; < French < Savoyard dialect morêna rise in the ground along the lower edge of a sloping field, equivalent to mour(o ) mound, accumulation of earth (< *murr- mound, elevation, apparently pre-Latin ) + -ena suffix of landforms, probably of pre-Latin orig.; compare Upper Italian (Piedmont) morena heap of organic detritus, Spanish moreña heap of stones, moraine
Other words from Moraine
mo·rain·al , mo·rain·ic , adjective
Word origin for Moraine
C18: from French, from Savoy dialect morena, of obscure origin
Synonyms for Moraine
hill, rim, backbone, chine, corrugation, crease, crinkle, elevation, esker, fold, furrow, hogback, parapet, plica, pole, range, rib, ruck, seam, spine, upland, wrinkle, rimple, rivel