Moraine

Pronunciation: /məˈreɪn/

Definitions of moraine

noun a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as a ridge at its edges or extremity

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a large moraine while hiking in the mountains.

A2 The glacier left behind a moraine of rocks and debris.

B1 The moraine formed by the glacier was an impressive sight.

B2 The moraine stretched for miles, evidence of the glacier's movement.

C1 Geologists study the moraine to understand the glacier's history.

C2 The moraine deposit contained valuable information about the glacier's past movements.

Examples of moraine in a Sentence

formal The glacier left behind a large moraine as it receded.

informal We had to climb over a huge moraine to reach the top of the mountain.

slang I tripped over a stupid moraine while hiking.

figurative The emotional moraine of past traumas weighed heavily on her heart.

Grammatical Forms of moraine

• past tense: morained
• plural: moraines
• comparative: more morainous
• superlative: most morainous
• present tense: moraines
• future tense: will moraine
• perfect tense: have morained
• continuous tense: is moraining
• singular: moraine
• positive degree: moraine
• infinitive: to moraine
• gerund: moraining
• participle: morained

Origin and Evolution of moraine

First Known Use: 1787 year

Language of Origin: French

Story behind the word: The word 'moraine' originated from French, derived from the Savoy dialect word 'morre' meaning snout or muzzle, which refers to the shape of the glacial deposits.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the field of glaciology to describe the accumulation of rock debris carried or deposited by a glacier, the term 'moraine' has since been adopted in geology to refer to any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated debris.