esker
esker · eskers
Os, Ås, Wallberg, Esker
A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacierA long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
UK/ˈɛskə/US/ˈɛskɚ/
Значение
значений: 1A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
Os, Ås, Wallberg
Ещё определения
- (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
Переводы
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По значениям 1
ridge created under glacier:
Происхождение
From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).
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