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eskar

eskar is the alternative form of esker.

Meaning of esker

Noun

esker (plural eskers)

  1. A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
    • Another unusual ice-contact feature is an esker, a long, narrow, steep-sided ridge of glaciofluvial sand and gravel inhabiting a glaciated area. Eskers tend to follow valleys and lowlands, carefully picking a course between obstacles.1988, Robert Phillip Sharp, Living Ice: Understanding Glaciers and Glaciation, page 149
    Synonyms:
    osar, asar, os, ose

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Forms of eskar

pluraleskars

Questions about eskar

What is eskar the alternative form of?
Eskar is the alternative form of esker.

Words near eskar in the dictionary

  1. esirnas
  2. Esk
  3. Eskaleut
  4. Eskaleutian
  5. Eskaleutic
  6. eskar
  7. eskars
  8. Eskayan
  9. Eskbank
  10. Eskdale
  11. Eskdale Green

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