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| 3 results for Moraine | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Moraine \Mo*raine"\, n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off, It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m[81]rbe soft, broken up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. [?] to cause to wither, Skr. ml[be] to relax.] (Geol.) An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier. --Lyell. Note: If the moranie is at the extremity of the glacier it is a terminal moranie; if at the side, a lateral moranie; if parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a medial moranie. See Illust. of {Glacier}. In the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral moranies of the branches of the glacier. A ground moranie is one beneath the mass of ice. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Moraine, OH (city, FIPS 52010) Location: 39.70390 N, 84.22839 W Population (1990): 5989 (2420 housing units) Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) | |
