moraine

[ muh-reyn ]

/ məˈreɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR moraine ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.

a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier.

Origin of moraine

First recorded in 1780–90; from French, from Savoyard dialect morêna “rise in the ground along the lower edge of a sloping field,” equivalent to mour(o) “mound, accumulation of earth” (from unattested murr- “mound, elevation,” apparently pre-Latin ) + -ena suffix of landforms, probably of pre-Latin origin; 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

Words nearby moraine

mora, moraceous, Moradabad, moraea, Moraga, moraine, moral, moral compass, morale, moral hazard, moralism

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Example sentences from the Web for moraine

Steck crumpled to the moraine, and it looked as though he'd be bludgeoned to death.
Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We now put on the rope again, and so crossed the easy glacier which led down to the moraine on which I had been two months before.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
There was a rather dislocated ridge on the shore, which formed a sort of moraine to the slip.
A Book of the West. Volume I Devon|S. Baring-Gould
The name "moraine" has been given to the earth rubbish a glacier collects and finally dumps.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen Rogers

Indian Point is a long, low spit of land, and is a freak of nature, being nothing more nor less than a moraine in the sea.
In Search of a Siberian Klondike|Homer B. Hulbert
I went out on the moraine and waved my hand in salute and was answered by a toot from the whistle.
Travels in Alaska|John Muir

British Dictionary definitions for moraine

moraine

/ (mɒˈreɪn) /

noun

a mass of debris, carried by glaciers and forming ridges and mounds when deposited

Derived forms of moraine

morainal or morainic, adjective

Word Origin for moraine

C18: from French, from Savoy dialect morena, of obscure origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for moraine

moraine

[ (muh-rayn) ]

A pile of debris, often extending for miles, deposited by a glacier. It is composed of rock fragments transported by the ice, which are left behind when the ice melts.

Scientific definitions for moraine

moraine

[ mə-rān′ ]

A mass of till (boulders, pebbles, sand, and mud) deposited by a glacier, often in the form of a long ridge. Moraines typically form because of the plowing effect of a moving glacier, which causes it to pick up rock fragments and sediments as it moves, and because of the periodic melting of the ice, which causes the glacier to deposit these materials during warmer intervals.♦ A moraine deposited in front of a glacier is a terminal moraine. ♦ A moraine deposited along the side of a glacier is a lateral moraine. ♦ A moraine deposited down the middle of a glacier is a medial moraine. Medial moraines are actually the combined lateral moraines of two glaciers that have merged.

单词	moraine
释义	moraine [ muh-reyn ] / məˈreɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR moraine ON THESAURUS.COM noun a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay. a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier. Origin of moraine First recorded in 1780–90; from French, from Savoyard dialect morêna “rise in the ground along the lower edge of a sloping field,” equivalent to mour(o) “mound, accumulation of earth” (from unattested murr- “mound, elevation,” apparently pre-Latin ) + -ena suffix of landforms, probably of pre-Latin origin; 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 Words nearby moraine mora, moraceous, Moradabad, moraea, Moraga, moraine, moral, moral compass, morale, moral hazard, moralism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moraine Steck crumpled to the moraine, and it looked as though he'd be bludgeoned to death. Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling\|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman\|March 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We now put on the rope again, and so crossed the easy glacier which led down to the moraine on which I had been two months before. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921\|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury There was a rather dislocated ridge on the shore, which formed a sort of moraine to the slip. A Book of the West. Volume I Devon\|S. Baring-Gould The name "moraine" has been given to the earth rubbish a glacier collects and finally dumps. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know\|Julia Ellen Rogers Indian Point is a long, low spit of land, and is a freak of nature, being nothing more nor less than a moraine in the sea. In Search of a Siberian Klondike\|Homer B. Hulbert I went out on the moraine and waved my hand in salute and was answered by a toot from the whistle. Travels in Alaska\|John Muir British Dictionary definitions for moraine moraine / (mɒˈreɪn) / noun a mass of debris, carried by glaciers and forming ridges and mounds when deposited Derived forms of moraine morainal or morainic, adjective Word Origin for moraine C18: from French, from Savoy dialect morena, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to moraine rim, hill, corrugation, elevation, parapet, ruck, spine, backbone, pole, crease, fold, range, seam, crinkle, plica, wrinkle, rib, furrow, hogback, chine Cultural definitions for moraine moraine [ (muh-rayn) ] A pile of debris, often extending for miles, deposited by a glacier. It is composed of rock fragments transported by the ice, which are left behind when the ice melts. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for moraine moraine [ mə-rān′ ] A mass of till (boulders, pebbles, sand, and mud) deposited by a glacier, often in the form of a long ridge. Moraines typically form because of the plowing effect of a moving glacier, which causes it to pick up rock fragments and sediments as it moves, and because of the periodic melting of the ice, which causes the glacier to deposit these materials during warmer intervals.♦ A moraine deposited in front of a glacier is a terminal moraine. ♦ A moraine deposited along the side of a glacier is a lateral moraine. ♦ A moraine deposited down the middle of a glacier is a medial moraine. Medial moraines are actually the combined lateral moraines of two glaciers that have merged. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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moraine

noun

Origin of moraine

OTHER WORDS FROM moraine

Words nearby moraine

Example sentences from the Web for moraine

British Dictionary definitions for moraine

noun

Derived forms of moraine

Word Origin for moraine

Words related to moraine

Cultural definitions for moraine

Scientific definitions for moraine