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Definition of moulin in English: moulinnoun ˈmuːlɪnmo͞oˈlan A vertical or nearly vertical shaft in a glacier, formed by surface water percolating through a crack in the ice. Example sentencesExamples - When Ken finishes his tale the Kenyans share one of their own about the rescue of some fools on Kilimanjaro and another about the death of a novice who fell into a moulin, a hole in a glacier, and was never found.
- I navigated through sculpted corridors, leapt silver streams, and sidestepped moulins all the way to the base of Gangkar Punsum, where I shot a roll of film of the ice-armored peak.
- The meltwater pours through large channels called ‘moulins’ until it reaches the base of the ice sheet - the interface between ice and bedrock.
Origin Mid 19th century: French, literally 'mill'. Definition of moulin in US English: moulinnounmo͞oˈlan A vertical or nearly vertical shaft in a glacier, formed by surface water percolating through a crack in the ice. Example sentencesExamples - I navigated through sculpted corridors, leapt silver streams, and sidestepped moulins all the way to the base of Gangkar Punsum, where I shot a roll of film of the ice-armored peak.
- The meltwater pours through large channels called ‘moulins’ until it reaches the base of the ice sheet - the interface between ice and bedrock.
- When Ken finishes his tale the Kenyans share one of their own about the rescue of some fools on Kilimanjaro and another about the death of a novice who fell into a moulin, a hole in a glacier, and was never found.
Origin Mid 19th century: French, literally ‘mill’. |