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[es-ker] Pronunciation Key
[es-ker] Pronunciation Key –noun Geology.
| a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice. |
[Origin: 1850–55; < Ir eiscir ridge of mountains
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(ěs'kər) Pronunciation Key
n. A long, narrow ridge of coarse gravel deposited by a stream flowing in or under a decaying glacial ice sheet. Also called os3. [Irish Gaelic eiscir, from Old Irish escir.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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esker
"deposit left by a glacial stream," 1852, from Ir. eiscir "ridge of gravel."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| esker | |
noun | |
| (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets |
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(ěs'kər) Pronunciation Key
A long, narrow, steep-sided ridge of coarse sand and gravel deposited by a stream flowing in or under a melting sheet of glacial ice. Eskers range in height from 3 m (9.8 ft) to more than 200 m (656 ft) and in length from less than 100 m (328 ft) to more than 500 km (310 mi). |
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esker: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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