drumlin

[ˈdɹʌmlɪn] noun C1

an oval-shaped hill

Word Origin From Irish droim 'ridge' with a diminutive suffix -lin, so a drumlin is literally a 'little ridge.' These streamlined hills were shaped by glaciers, and the word captures their form perfectly. The same root gives us drumlinoid (ridge-like) and drumlinization (the process of forming these hills).

noun an oval-shaped hill C1

The farmer plowed around the drumlin, which was an oval-shaped hill in the middle of his field.

(名词) 鼓丘 【椭圆形山丘】

农民在犁地时绕过了鼓丘,那是他田地中央的一个椭圆形小山丘。

(sustantivo) drumlin; colina ovalada [una colina con forma ovalada]

El agricultor aró alrededor del drumlin, que era una colina con forma ovalada en medio de su campo.

(nom) drumlin [Colline de forme ovale allongée, formée par l'accumulation de matériaux glaciaires.]

Le fermier a labouré autour du drumlin, une colline ovale au milieu de son champ.

(Substantiv) Drumlin [ein länglicher, ovaler Hügel, der durch Gletscherbewegungen entstanden ist]

Der Bauer pflügte um den **drumlin** herum, der wie ein ovaler Hügel mitten auf seinem Feld lag.

(名詞) 氷河によって形成された楕円形の丘。

農夫は畑の中央にある楕円形の丘、ドラムリンの周りを耕した。

(substantivo) drumlin [uma colina em forma de oval]

O fazendeiro arou ao redor do drumlin, que era uma colina oval no meio de seu campo.

noun An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift. countable

The glacial valley was dotted with several elongated drumlins formed during the ice age.

(名词) 冰碛丘;鼓丘

冰川谷地点缀着数个冰河时期形成的 elongated 鼓丘。

(sustantivo) drumlin; colina glaciar [Colina o cresta alargada de derrubio glaciar.]

El valle glaciar estaba salpicado de varios **drumlins** alargados formados durante la edad de hielo.

(nom) drumlin [Colline ou crête allongée formée par l'accumulation de dépôts glaciaires.]

La vallée glaciaire était parsemée de plusieurs drumlins allongés, formés durant la dernière période glaciaire.

(Substantiv) Drumlin [ein länglicher Hügel oder Rücken aus glazialem Geschiebe, der durch die Bewegung von Gletschern entstanden ist.]

Das glaziale Tal war mit mehreren langgestreckten **Drumlins** übersät, die während der Eiszeit entstanden.

(名詞) 氷河堆積物によって形成される、細長い丘または尾根。

氷河の谷には、氷河時代に形成されたいくつかの細長い **drumlins** が点在していた。

(substantivo) drumlin [Colina ou crista alongada de sedimentos glaciais.]

O vale glacial era pontilhado por vários drumlins alongados formados durante a era do gelo.

Word parts: druml + in

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