n. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The accumulations of rock and detrital material along the edges of a glacier.
Same as morainic.
n. A mixed stony drift gathered from the disintegration of underlying rocks and strewn over lower slopes as by landslides.
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n. accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
Word Usage
"Given the reality or, if you prefer, possibility of global warming, it may be that we'll all be using the word moraine as much as "credit," both related to a meltdown."