esker

[ es-ker ]

/ ˈɛs kər /

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noun Geology.

a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.

Origin of esker

First recorded in 1850–55, esker is from the Irish word eiscir ridge of mountains

Words nearby esker

Esidrix, e-signature, -esis, Esk., Eskalith, esker, Eskilstuna, Eskimo, Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo curlew, Eskimo dog

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Example sentences from the Web for esker

Under that end of this Esker which pointed nearest to the south-west, stood the chapel we have just mentioned.
The Tithe-Proctor|William Carleton
The Esker friars used to do great cures—Father Callaghan was the best of them.
Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series|Lady Gregory
I often saw Father Callaghan in Esker and the people brought to him in carts.
Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series|Lady Gregory
Do you think he will teach us to do cures like the friars used at Esker?
Where There is Nothing|William Butler Yeats

One esker only has been found in the region under consideration.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury

British Dictionary definitions for esker

esker

eskar (ˈɛskɑː, -kə)

/ (ˈɛskə) /

noun

a long winding ridge of gravel, sand, etc, originally deposited by a meltwater stream running under a glacierAlso called: os

Word Origin for esker

C19: from Old Irish escir ridge

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for esker

esker

[ ĕs′kər ]

A long, narrow, steep-sided ridge of coarse sand and gravel deposited by a stream flowing in or under a melting sheet of glacial ice. Eskers range in height from 3 m (9.8 ft) to more than 200 m (656 ft) and in length from less than 100 m (328 ft) to more than 500 km (310 mi).

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释义	esker [ es-ker ] / ˈɛs kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR esker ON THESAURUS.COM noun Geology. a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice. Origin of esker First recorded in 1850–55, esker is from the Irish word eiscir ridge of mountains Words nearby esker Esidrix, e-signature, -esis, Esk., Eskalith, esker, Eskilstuna, Eskimo, Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo curlew, Eskimo dog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for esker Under that end of this Esker which pointed nearest to the south-west, stood the chapel we have just mentioned. The Tithe-Proctor\|William Carleton The Esker friars used to do great cures—Father Callaghan was the best of them. Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series\|Lady Gregory I often saw Father Callaghan in Esker and the people brought to him in carts. Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series\|Lady Gregory Do you think he will teach us to do cures like the friars used at Esker? Where There is Nothing\|William Butler Yeats One esker only has been found in the region under consideration. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin\|Rollin D. Salisbury British Dictionary definitions for esker esker eskar (ˈɛskɑː, -kə) / (ˈɛskə) / noun a long winding ridge of gravel, sand, etc, originally deposited by a meltwater stream running under a glacierAlso called: os Word Origin for esker C19: from Old Irish escir ridge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to esker ridge, dune, promontory, bluff, cliff, hilltop, rim, hill, slope, hillside, highland, acclivity, elevation, incline, prominence, hillock, mount, rise, drift, precipice Scientific definitions for esker esker [ ĕs′kər ] A long, narrow, steep-sided ridge of coarse sand and gravel deposited by a stream flowing in or under a melting sheet of glacial ice. Eskers range in height from 3 m (9.8 ft) to more than 200 m (656 ft) and in length from less than 100 m (328 ft) to more than 500 km (310 mi). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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esker

noun Geology.

Origin of esker

Words nearby esker

Example sentences from the Web for esker

British Dictionary definitions for esker

eskar (ˈɛskɑː, -kə)

noun

Word Origin for esker

Words related to esker

Scientific definitions for esker