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mou·lin M0446400 (mo͞o-lăN′)n. A nearly vertical cavity in a glacier through which meltwater from the surface drops into tunnels that are within or beneath the ice. [French, mill, moulin, from Old French molin, mill, from Late Latin molīnum; see mill1.]moulin (ˈmuːlɪn) n (Physical Geography) a vertical shaft in a glacier, maintained by a constant descending stream of water and debris[C19: from French: a mill]
Moulin (French mulɛ̃) n (Biography) Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1899–1943, French lawyer and Resistance hero; Chairman of the National Council of the Resistance (1943): tortured to death by the NazismoulinenUK
moulin (mo͞olăN`): see potholepothole, in geology, cylindrical pit formed in the rocky channel of a turbulent stream. It is formed and enlarged by the abrading action of pebbles and cobbles that are carried by eddies, or circular water currents that move against the main current of a stream. ..... Click the link for more information. .moulin[mü′lan] (hydrology) A shaft or hole in the ice of a glacier which is roughly cylindrical and nearly vertical, formed by swirling meltwater pouring down from the surface. Also known as glacial mill; glacier mill; glacier pothole; glacier well; pothole. Moulin Jean . 1899--1943, French lawyer and Resistance hero; Chairman of the National Council of the Resistance (1943): tortured to death by the Nazis |