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• Moraine State Park — Pennsylvania State Park Natural Monument (IUCN III) …   Wikipedia

• moraine — [mə rān′, môrān′] n. [Fr < dial. morêna < morre, muzzle, akin to Sp morro, snout, headland < VL * murru, echoic word for snout] a mound, ridge, or mass of rocks, gravel, sand, clay, etc. carried and deposited directly by a glacier, along …   English World dictionary

• Clay Township, Montgomery County, Ohio — Clay Township, Ohio   Township   Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• moraine — morainal, morainic, adj. /meuh rayn /, n. 1. a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay. 2. a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier. [1780 90; < F < Savoyard dial.… …   Universalium

• Moraine, Ohio — This article is about the city in Ohio. For other uses, see Moraine (disambiguation). Moraine, Ohio   City   Dow …   Wikipedia

• moraine — mo•raine [[t]məˈreɪn[/t]] n. 1) geo gel a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay 2) geo gel a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier • Etymology: 1780–90; < F… …   From formal English to slang

• moraine — /mɔˈreɪn / (say maw rayn) noun 1. a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of boulders, gravel, sand and clay, transported in or on a glacier. 2. a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier. {French. Compare Medieval Latin morena… …  

• Boulder clay — Boulder clay, in geology, is a deposit of clay, often full of boulders, which is formed in and beneath glaciers and ice sheets wherever they are found, but is in a special sense the typical deposit of the Glacial Period in northern Europe and… …   Wikipedia

• Waterloo Moraine — The Waterloo Moraine is a geophysical landform in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, in Ontario, Canada. It covers a large portion of the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener, and the township of Wilmot, and some parts of the townships of… …   Wikipedia

• Trafalgar Moraine — The Trafalgar Moraine is a geological landform in northern Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is a subtler topological feature than the better known Oak Ridges Moraine, primarily because it was formed as an end moraine at the terminus of a glacial ice …   Wikipedia

• Withrow Moraine and Jameson Lake Drumlin Field — The Withrow Moraine and Jameson Lake Drumlin Field is a National Park Service designated privately owned National Natural Landmark located in Douglas County, Washington state, United States. Withrow Moraine is the only Ice Age terminal moraine on …   Wikipedia