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  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

  noun

  Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1899–1943, French lawyer and Resistance hero; Chairman of the National Council of the Resistance (1943): tortured to death by the Nazis

moulin

American  

[moo-lan] / muˈlɛ̃ /

noun

1. 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 ¹ British  

/ mulɛ̃ /

noun

1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1899–1943, French lawyer and Resistance hero; Chairman of the National Council of the Resistance (1943): tortured to death by the Nazis

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moulin ² British  

/ ˈmuːlɪn /

noun

1. a vertical shaft in a glacier, maintained by a constant descending stream of water and debris

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Etymology

Origin of moulin

1855–60; < French < Late Latin molīnum mill ¹

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"In some cases, the ice at the fracture surfaces has also shifted in height, as if it were raised more on one side of the moulin than on the other," Humbert noted.

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

It is believed the boy fell into a glacial moulin, a circular shaft created by spring water flowing onto the glacial ice, Peters said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 15, 2013

This well-like opening is called a moulin, or mill, a name which, as we shall see, is well deserved from the work which falling waters accomplish.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate

Moulin will remain in the post for the stretch of the next president's mandate.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

An influential policy maker, Moulin, 57, has held a series of top posts in finance and the presidency.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

Moulin had faced questions about his ability to act independently.

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