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Esker : (noun)
1: (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and
other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or
ice sheets
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Eschar \Es"char\, n. [Ir.] (Geol.)
In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of
gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the
surface of the country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called
kames or kams. [Written also eskar and esker.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Eskar \Es"kar\, orEsker : \Es"ker\, n. (Geol.)
See Eschar.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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