glacial drift

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noun

Geology.

1. material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater.

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Those whose homes are situated between Winnetka and Waukegan on the lake shore have the foundations of their houses set in glacial drift that was shoved into position by the ice during the glacial period.

From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Elisha Gray

Slates and fine-grained sandstones appear here freely through the glacial drift.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Since lithological and physical heterogeneity are characteristics of glacial drift, they together afford a criterion which is often of service in distinguishing glacial drift from other surface formations.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood

Lake George was formed during the Glacial period by glacial drift which clogged a pre-existing valley.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

The ground moraine constitutes the great body of the glacial drift.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood