moraine

3 definitions found

moraine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Moraine \Mo*raine"\, n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off,
     It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m["u]rbe soft, broken
     up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither,
     Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.)
     An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and
     deposited by a glacier. --Lyell.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is
           a terminal moraine; if at the side, a lateral moraine;
           if parallel to the side on the central portion of the
           glacier, a medial moraine. See Illust. of Glacier. In
           the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral
           moraines of the branches of the glacier. A ground
           moraine is one beneath the mass of ice.
           [1913 Webster]

moraine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  moraine
      n 1: accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

moraine - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Moraine, OH (city, FIPS 52010)
    Location: 39.70390 N, 84.22839 W
    Population (1990): 5989 (2420 housing units)
    Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)