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ESKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does esker mean?
• ESKER (noun)
The noun ESKER has 1 sense:
1. (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
Familiarity information: ESKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("esker" is a kind of...):
ridge (a long narrow natural elevation or striation)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
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