kettle hole
kettle hole · kettle holes
A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting…A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.
Meaning
1 sensesA depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.
More definitions
- (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
Translations
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1 related wordsRelatedkettle lake