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Noun: esker  e-sku(r)
  1. (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
    "The esker formed a natural path through the otherwise flat landscape"

Derived forms: eskers

Type of: ridge

Encyclopedia: Esker, Iran