ESKER

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 I. (noun) 

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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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