medial moraine
Americannoun
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When two tributary glaciers join together, the two lateral moraines combine to form a medial moraine.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
The center line of the glacier, known as the medial moraine, was strewn with boulders that had tumbled and drifted down from the peak.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 4, 2016
Reaching the confluence of the Finsteraar and Lauteraar branches, we went downwards with long swinging strides, close alongside the medial moraine of the trunk glacier.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
Each branch thus adds a medial moraine, and by counting the number of medial moraines of a trunk stream one may learn of how many branches it is composed.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
On the medial moraine one mile from the front there was no measureable displacement.
From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John
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