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2 words match “MORAINE”

MORAINE n.
An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier. Lyell.
TERMINAL a.
the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike. Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine. -- Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3. -- Terminal velocity. (a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion. (b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body approaches, as…