moraine
Example Sentences
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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
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 of the glacial moraine is at mile 3, but the trail continues for another half-mile before deteriorating.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2021
The type of moraine depends on its location.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
We set up our Base Camp at 17,800 feet on the lateral moraine that formed the outer edge of the turn.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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