esker

Meaning

A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

Synonyms

back furrow

serpent kame

escar

oskar

serpentine kame

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛskɚ/
Etymology

From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).

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