Definition of moraine

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mo·raine    (m-rn) KEY 

NOUN:

An accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from French dialectal morena, mound of earth, from Provençal morre, muzzle, from Vulgar Latin *murrum

OTHER FORMS:
mo·rainal or mo·rainic(Adjective)