drumlin

2 definitions found

drumlin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Drumlin \Drum"lin\, n. [Gael. druim the ridge of a hill.]
     (Geol.)
     A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till,
     usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to
     the former local glacial motion.
     [1913 Webster]

drumlin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  drumlin
      n 1: a mound of glacial drift