esker

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛskə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(es′kər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
es•ker  (es′kər),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologya serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.
  • Irish eiscir ridge of mountains
  • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
esker / ˈɛskə/, eskar / ˈɛskɑː -kə/
  1. a long winding ridge of gravel, sand, etc, originally deposited by a meltwater stream running under a glacier
Etymology: 19th Century: from Old Irish escir ridge
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