English Explanatory Dictionary

drumlin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.

Pronunciation

[ˈdɹʌmlɪn] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-drumlin.wav

Word forms

drumlin drumlins

Etymology

From Irish droim (“back, ridge”) + English diminutive suffix -lin (“variant of -ling”).

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