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Definition of Moraine

Moraine
Moraine Mo*raine", n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off, It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m["u]rbe soft, broken up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither, Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.) An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier. --Lyell. Note: If the moranie is at the extremity of the glacier it is a terminal moranie; if at the side, a lateral moranie; if parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a medial moranie. See Illust. of Glacier. In the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral moranies of the branches of the glacier. A ground moranie is one beneath the mass of ice.

Meaning of Moraine from wikipedia

- A moraine is any ac****ulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly...
- A terminal moraine, also called an end moraine, is a type of moraine that forms at the terminal (edge) of a glacier, marking its maximum advance. At this...
- Moraine Lake is a snow and glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is...
- Kettle Moraine is a large moraine in the state of Wisconsin, United States. It stretches from Walworth County in the south to Kewaunee County in the north...
- Moraine is rock debris transported by glaciers. Moraine may also refer to: Moraine, Ohio, USA Moraine Lake, in Banff National Park, Canada Moraine State...
- Moraine is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. Situated on the banks of the Great Miami River, Moraine is an inner suburb of Dayton, Ohio...
- Moraine, in the geography of Long Island, forms the southern of two ridges along Long Island's "backbone." The Ronkonkoma Moraine, a terminal moraine...
- This a partial list of glacial moraines. They are arranged by continents and divided by related hydrologic basins. This list is incomplete. Please improve...
- the ice sheet melted from the north at a moraine, water would begin to pond in the divide between a moraine and the ice front. The ice would act as a...
- A moraine-dammed lake, occurs when the terminal moraine has prevented some mel****er from leaving the valley. When a glacier retreats, there is a space...