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Moraine N Accumulation Sediment Rocks Carried Glacier Fact

Word moraine
Definition n. An accumulation of sediment and rocks carried by a glacier.
Sentence They were in fact threatened by sudden moraines that came and shattered at the hoofs of their horses.
Source
Baudolino, Umberto Eco, p. 359

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