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: Moraine, OH Moraine
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