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Definition of Drumlin

Drumlin
Drumlin Drum"lin, n. [Gael. druim the ridge of a hill.] (Geol.) A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till, usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial motion.

Meaning of Drumlin from wikipedia

- A drumlin, from the Irish word droimnín ("little ridge"), first recorded in 1833, in the classical sense is an elongated hill in the shape of an inverted...
- Drumlin Farm is a 291-acre farm and wildlife sanctuary which is also the site of the headquarters of the M****achusetts Audubon Society. It is located...
- The Namibian drumlins are a geologic feature in Namibia. Since drumlins only occur as the result of glaciers, researchers determined they are the relic...
- Harvard, Ellie earns a doctorate from Caltech under radio astronomer David Drumlin. She becomes director of "Project Argus," a New Mexico radio telescope...
- The Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a multipurpose rail trail in the U.S. State of Wisconsin. It stretches 52 miles (84 km) from Waukesha (near Milwaukee)...
- valley. Kames are sometimes compared to drumlins, but their formation is distinctively different. A drumlin is not originally shaped by mel****er, but...
- Vooremaa ("Drumlin Land" in Estonian; also Saadjärv Drumlin Field[citation needed]) is a 977 km2 (377 sq mi) landscape region mostly in Jõgeva County,...
- hundred small islands on its landward side; Ireland's best example of sunken drumlins. The larger Clare Island guards the entrance of the bay. The bay is overlooked...
- Dexter Drumlin, formerly known as Kilbourn Hill, is a 311-foot (95 m) drumlin and a 38-acre (15 ha) open space reservation in Lancaster, M****achusetts...
- (1876-1955) was a philanthropist, heiress and "genteel farmer" who founded Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, M****achusetts. Louise Raynor Ayer was...