moulin
noun
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
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moulin
American
[moo-lan]
/ muˈlɛ̃ /
noun
Moulin
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British
/ mulɛ̃ /
noun
moulin
2
British
/ ˈmuːlɪn /
noun
Etymology
Origin of moulin
1855–60; < French < Late Latin molīnum mill 1
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"The size of the triangular moulin fractures on the surface remains unchanged for several years. Radar images show that although they change over time inside the glacier, they are still detectable years after their formation."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
In particular, the Phobos moulin in western Greenland, which Gulley and Gadd explored in 2018, was not simply a narrow hole penetrating downward.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2020
The moulin seemed to have no bottom, but we could hear the water rushing perhaps a hundred feet below.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 4, 2016
Shjon had been riding a snowmobile Saturday when he fell into a 150-foot-deep glacial moulin, a hole created by surface water.
From Reuters ● Apr. 15, 2013
The depth of the moulin could not be thus ascertained, but we soon found a second and still larger one which gave us better data.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall
The Banque de France's new governor, Emmanuel Moulin, recently told France Inter radio that "there is clearly a negative effect on growth in the medium term".
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Macron's choice for central bank governor, Emmanuel Moulin, faced a crunch appearance Wednesday before the finance committees of parliament's two chambers, the National Assembly and the Senate.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Moulin served as director general of the French Treasury between 2020 and 2024, overseeing economic policy and public debt.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
"The president is considering, on the proposal of the prime minister, appointing Emmanuel Moulin as governor of the Bank of France," the Elysee said.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
He paints another windmill, one right there in Montmartre, on top of a hill, in the Moulin de la Galette.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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