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esker

Esker (noun) means a long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

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A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
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Etymology

From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).

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"esker" (noun) means a long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

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