Meaning Of The Word Moraine

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moraine in American English
a mound, ridge, or mass of rocks, gravel, sand, clay, etc. carried and deposited directly by a glacier, along its side ( lateral moraine), at its lower end ( terminal moraine), or beneath the ice (ground moraine)
noun: a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay

moraine in British English
noun: a mass of debris, carried by glaciers and forming ridges and mounds when deposited

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