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    drumlin
    /ˈdrʌmlɪn/

    noun

    • 1. a low oval mound or small hill, typically one of a group, consisting of compacted boulder clay moulded by past glacial action.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DrumlinDrumlin - Wikipedia

    A drumlin, from the Irish word droimnín ("little ridge"), first recorded in 1833, in the classical sense is an elongated hill in the shape of an inverted spoon or half-buried egg formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till or ground moraine.

  3. www.britannica.com › science › drumlinDrumlin | Glacial Landform, Moraine & Eskers | Britannica

    drumlin, oval or elongated hill believed to have been formed by the streamlined movement of glacial ice sheets across rock debris, or till. The name is derived from the Gaelic word druim (“rounded hill,” or “mound”) and first appeared in 1833.

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  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › drumlinDrumlin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    May 24, 2024 · A drumlin is a long or oval hill of material left by a glacier. Learn the etymology, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDRUMLIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DRUMLIN definition: 1. a small hill formed by a glacier (= mass of moving ice), usually with a stretched, oval shape…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › drumlinDRUMLIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Drumlin definition: a long, narrow or oval, smoothly rounded hill of unstratified glacial drift.. See examples of DRUMLIN used in a sentence.

  7. www.sheffield.ac.uk › drumlins › definitionDrumlins | Drumlins | The University of Sheffield

    Drumlins are oval-shaped hills, largely composed of glacial drift, formed beneath a glacier or ice sheet and aligned in the direction of ice flow. Off. Definition. There are no strict definitions relating to their size but they tend to be up to a few kilometres long and up to 50m in relief.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDRUMLIN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DRUMLIN meaning: 1. a small hill formed by a glacier (= mass of moving ice), usually with a stretched, oval shape…. Learn more.