glaciated rocks

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glaciated rocks - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Glaciate \Gla"ci*ate\, v. t.
     1. To convert into, or cover with, ice.
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     2. (Geol.) To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring
        of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc.
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     Glaciated rocks, rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed,
        furrowed, or striated, by the action of ice.
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