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giant's kettle

/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənts ˈkɛ.təl/

giant's kettle noun: a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.

giant's kettle: a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by...
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Noun

giant's kettle (plural giant's kettles)

  1. A typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.

Forms of giant's kettle

pluralgiant's kettles

Questions about giant's kettle

What does giant's kettle mean?
Giant's kettle means a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.
What part of speech is giant's kettle?
Giant's kettle is a noun.
How do you pronounce giant's kettle?
Giant's kettle is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənts ˈkɛ.təl/.
What is the plural of giant's kettle?
The plural of giant's kettle is giant's kettles.

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  3. giant wood rail
  4. giant wood rails
  5. Giant's Causeway
  6. giant's kettle
  7. giant's kettles
  8. giant-killer
  9. giant-killers
  10. giant-killing
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