Definition of esker. Meaning of esker. Synonyms of esker

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Definition of esker

esker
Eschar Es"char, n. [Ir.] (Geol.) In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams. [Written also eskar and esker.]
Esker
Eskar Es"kar, or Esker Es"ker, n. (Geol.) See Eschar.

Meaning of esker from wikipedia

- An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame, is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which...
- esker is a ridge of sand and gravel. Esker may also refer to: An eschar, slough or dead tissue Esker, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran Esker,...
- The Esker Riada (Irish: Eiscir Riada) is a system of eskers that stretch across the middle of Ireland, between Dublin and Galway. The Esker Riada is a...
- National Museum of Ireland. Another notable archaeological site is St Finian's Esker church and graveyard, which is listed by both the National Monuments Service...
- Esker Fax from Esker is a Windows server-based fax server solution, that allows fax processing transmission and reception from both desktop clients, and...
- Esker Friary was a monastery established by the Dominican Friars – Regular Observance. It was founded originally after 1622, on a site granted by Ulick...
- The Pyynikki Esker (or the Pyynikki Ridge; Finnish: Pyynikinharju) is the tallest longitudinal esker in the world, located in Pyynikki, Tampere, Finland...
- Service. Richmond Esker was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1985. Richmond Esker, with Ti****e Esker, is one of only...
- Esker is an unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Esker (pronounced EEE-skir) is located in central Wisconsin approximately...
- erosional surfaces include: outwash plains, kames, kame terraces, kettle holes, eskers, varves, and proglacial lakes. Mel****er streams and formed by glaciers...