moraine

noun

mo·raine | \ mə-ˈrān

Definition of moraine

: an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier

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To the north, the Tibet base camp is located below the terminal moraine of the Rongok Glacier. — National Geographic, "Here's what it's like to live at Everest base camp," 16 May 2019 Interpretive signs detail the expanse where the ice once extended, leaving layers of forest, willow scrub, and loose moraine soil in its wake. — National Geographic, "Want to scale glaciers on your next trip? Here’s some expert advice," 11 Mar. 2019 Forsberg returned to Norway for a race, while Jornet, Montaz-Rosset, and Sitaram set up on Everest’s north-side moraine. — Nick Heil, Outside Online, "Are Kilian Jornet's Speed Records Too Good to Be True?," 12 July 2018 The prevalence of washboard terrain at lower elevations does tend to suggest the involvement of glaciers, but moraines are unlikely to account for the terrain. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Enigmatic ridges on Pluto may be the remains of vanished nitrogen glaciers," 17 Nov. 2018 The easiest explanation for a series of ridges like this would be a moraine, debris left behind at the edge of a glacier's furthest extent. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Enigmatic ridges on Pluto may be the remains of vanished nitrogen glaciers," 17 Nov. 2018 She and her husband run an organic beef, fruit and vegetable farm on the slopes of a glacial moraine in Minnesota. — Emily Hopkins, Cincinnati.com, "Your produce is less healthy than it was 70 years ago. These farmers might change that," 4 July 2018 The terminal moraine, the mounds of rubble left behind, form much of their high ground…. — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Scott Pruitt takes another significant policy step as controversies swirl," 8 June 2018 The largest deposits form what geologists call a terminal moraine. — William J. Broad, New York Times, "How the Ice Age Shaped New York," 5 June 2018

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