| 单词 | shore-wall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshore-wall shore-wall n. Geology ‘accumulations of sand and gravel pushed up into mounds by the expansion and contraction of ice formed on rivers and lakes’ (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). ΚΠ 1885 G. K. Gilbert in 5th Ann. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. 1883–4 109 The base of a shore wall stands somewhat above and beyond the ordinary margin of water. 1893 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 3) 415 When the ice melts, this embankment of displaced material is left as a memorial of the severity of the climate. Such ‘shore-walls’ are of common occurrence on the margins of many lakes in Canada and the United States. < as lemmas |
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