English Explanatory Dictionary

moraine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.

Pronunciation

/məˈɹeɪn/ /mɒˈɹeɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moraine.wav

Word forms

moraine moraines

Etymology

From French moraine, from Savoyard Italian morena, from Franco-Provençal mor, morre (“muzzle, snout”), from Vulgar Latin *murrum. Compare morion.

Derived words

ground moraine lateral moraine medial moraine morainal morainic push moraine pushed moraine terminal moraine end moraine
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