English Explanatory Dictionary

giant's kettle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənts ˈkɛ.təl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-giant's kettle.wav

Word forms

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