moraine(n = noun.object) - accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier;
is a kind of earth, ground
is a part of glacier
An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier. Lyell. [1913 Webster]
" If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is a terminal moraine; if at the side, a lateral moraine; if parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a medial moraine. See Illust. of
moraine, n. an area covered by rocks and debris carried down and deposited by a glacier.
Derivative:
morainal adj. morainic adj.
Etymology:
F f. It. dial. morena f. F dial. mor(re) snout f. Rmc