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eskers

eskers is the plural 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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Proper noun capitalized: Eskers

Eskers

  1. (plural) plural of Esker

Questions about eskers

What is eskers the plural of?
Eskers is the plural of esker.
What part of speech is eskers?
Eskers is a proper noun.

Words near eskers in the dictionary

  1. Eskdale Green
  2. Eskdaleside
  3. Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby
  4. eskebornite
  5. esker
  6. eskers
  7. Eskesen
  8. esketamine
  9. Eskew
  10. Eskibeat
  11. Eskie

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