drumlin
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Definition of drumlin
: an elongate or oval hill of glacial drift
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Try the Parnell segment for an especially hilly hike along glacial features including moraines, kettles, eskers and drumlins. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin bucket list: 20 things you have to do," 17 May 2018 At the very back of his lot his garden pitches upward — as the property was a glacial drumlin. — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Photos: Moss-covered garden creates a vivid landscape," 25 June 2017 Moraines and gentle drumlins rose and fell along the riverside, creating miniature highlands shrouded in red oak and sugar maple. — Porter Fox, New York Times, "From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea," 19 Aug. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drumlin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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