- drumlin drum·lin n
- ['drʌmlɪn]
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drumlin — [drum′lin] n. [< Ir druim, narrow ridge + lin, dim. suffix < LING1] any one of a series of low, flattened, oval mounds or hills formed by an advancing glacier … English World dictionary
Drumlin — Drum lin, n. [Gael. druim the ridge of a hill.] (Geol.) A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till, usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial motion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drumlin — Drụm|lin 〈m. 6; Geol.〉 linsenförmige Aufschüttung von Grundmoränenmaterial aus der Eiszeit [engl.; zu ir. druim „Hügel, Rücken“] * * * Drum|lin [ drʊmlɪn , engl.: drʌmlɪn ], der; s, s u. Drums [engl. drumlin, Vkl. von: drum, zu ir. gäl. druim =… … Universal-Lexikon
drumlin — /drum lin/, n. Geol. a long, narrow or oval, smoothly rounded hill of unstratified glacial drift. [1825 35; DRUM2 + lin, var. of LING1] * * * ▪ geology oval or elongated hill believed to have been formed by the streamlined movement of… … Universalium
drumlin — drum•lin [[t]ˈdrʌm lɪn[/t]] n. gel a long, narrow or oval, smoothly rounded hill of unstratified glacial drift • Etymology: 1825–35; drum II+ lin, var. of ling I … From formal English to slang
Drumlin — Drum|lin [engl. drʌmlin] der; s, Plur. s u. Drums [drʌmz] <aus gleichbed. engl. drumlin zu ir. gäl. druim »Kamm, Rücken«> eiszeitliche Ablagerung aus Moränenmaterial (vgl. ↑Moräne) in Form eines elliptisch geformten, lang gestreckten Hügels … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Drumlin — Drụm|lin 〈engl. [drʌ̣m ] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 linsenförmige Aufschüttung von Grundmoränenmaterial aus der Eiszeit [Etym.: irisch] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
drumlin — drum·lin … English syllables
drum — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a percussion instrument or toy made of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere covered at one or both ends with stretched skin or parchment and sounded by striking (bass drum; kettledrum). b (often in pl.) a drummer or a percussion… … Useful english dictionary
drumlin — [ drʌmlɪn] noun Geology an oval mound or small hill consisting of compacted boulder clay moulded by glacial action. Origin C19: prob. from drum long narrow hill (from Sc. Gaelic and Ir. druim ridge ) + lin (from ling) … English new terms dictionary
