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1913
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Drumlin
Drum′lin
,
Noun.
[Gael.
druim
the ridge of a hill.]
(Geol.)
A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till, usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial motion.
Definition
2024
drumlin
drumlin
English
Diagram of drumlins showing direction of glacial drift.
Noun
drumlin
(
plural
drumlins
)
(
geography
)
An
elongated
hill
or ridge of
glacial
drift
.
Translations
An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Estonian:
voor
Finnish:
drumliini
(fi)
Latvian:
drumlins
(lv)
m
Russian:
друмлин
(ru)
m
(
drumlin
)
Etymology
Irish
droim
'
back
,
ridge
' + English
dim.
suffix
-lin
(
variant
of
-ling
)
Pronunciation
Hyphenation:
drum‧lin
(
GenAM
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ˈdɹʌmlɪn]
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