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esker

es·ker

UK/ˈɛskə/ US/ˈɛskɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

Origin

From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).

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