Moraine,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moraine \Mo*raine"\, n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off,
     It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m["u]rbe soft, broken
     up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither,
     Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.)
     An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and
     deposited by a glacier. --Lyell.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is
           a terminal moraine; if at the side, a lateral moraine;
           if parallel to the side on the central portion of the
           glacier, a medial moraine. See Illust. of {Glacier}. In
           the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral
           moraines of the branches of the glacier. A ground
           moraine is one beneath the mass of ice.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  moraine
       n : accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Moraine, OH (city, FIPS 52010)
    Location: 39.70390 N, 84.22839 W
    Population (1990): 5989 (2420 housing units)
    Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Moraine, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
     Population (2000):    6897
     Housing Units (2000): 3127
     Land area (2000):     9.070917 sq. miles (23.493566 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.272740 sq. miles (0.706393 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    9.343657 sq. miles (24.199959 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            52010
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             39.695650 N, 84.227677 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
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