moraine

🇺🇸 /məˈreɪn/ 🇬🇧 /məˈreɪn/
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A pile of rocks, soil, and other stuff that a glacier pushes along and drops when it melts.

We saw a beautiful moraine at the base of the mountain, formed by the glacier's movement over time.

translation

n. A pile of rocks, soil, and other stuff that a glacier pushes along and drops when it melts.

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Plural moraines