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moraine

[muh-rayn] / məˈreɪn /


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Apart from a moraine collapsing, an avalanche or an unusual amount of rainfall can destabilize a lake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Consulting geologists cautioned that surrounding valleys were composed of porous glacial moraine unsuitable for water containment.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

The cemetery rests, as well, on heights formed by the Ice Age terminal moraine, while the bedrock schist she imprinted dates even deeper in geological time.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021

The end moraine that represents the farthest advance of the glacier is a terminal moraine.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Tonight we are back down at the foot of it in the moraine, the valley of stones.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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