outwash train

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• outwash train — noun : valley train …   Useful english dictionary

• outwash — /owt wosh , wawsh /, n. Geol. the material, chiefly sand or gravel, deposited by meltwater streams in front of a glacier. [1890 95; OUT + WASH] * * * Deposit of sand and gravel carried by running water from the melting ice of a glacier and laid… …   Universalium

• outwash terrace —    A flat topped bank of outwash with an abrupt outer face (scarp or riser) extending along a valley downstream from an outwash plain or terminal moraine; a valley train deposit.    Compare: kame terrace, valley train.    SW …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• valley train —    A long narrow body of outwash confined within a valley beyond a glacier; it may, or may not, emerge from the valley and join an outwash plain.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction  any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… …   Universalium

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