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单词 osar
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Definition of osar in English:

osar

noun ˈəʊsɑː
Geology
  • A long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream flowing beneath a glacier; = "esker". Usually in plural Compare "kame".

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Geologist. From French osar and its etymon Swedish åsar, plural of ås ridge of a hill (Old Swedish aas, cognate with Old Icelandic áss (Icelandic ás), Norwegian ås, Danish ås, of uncertain origin; probably further cognate with Gothic ams shoulder from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin umerus shoulder).

 
 

Definition of osar in US English:

osar

nounˈəʊsɑː
Geology
  • A long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream flowing beneath a glacier; = "esker". Usually in plural Compare "kame".

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Geologist. From French osar and its etymon Swedish åsar, plural of ås ridge of a hill (Old Swedish aas, cognate with Old Icelandic áss (Icelandic ás), Norwegian ås, Danish ås, of uncertain origin; probably further cognate with Gothic ams shoulder from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin umerus shoulder).

 
 
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