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es·ker
(ĕs′kər)n.
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. Also called os3.
[Irish Gaelic eiscir, from Old Irish escir.]
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esker
(ˈɛskə) oreskar
n
(Geological Science) a long winding ridge of gravel, sand, etc, originally deposited by a meltwater stream running under a glacier. Also called: os
[C19: from Old Irish escir ridge]
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es•ker
(ˈɛs kər)n.
a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, formed by glacial meltwater.
[1850–55; < Irish eiscir]
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es·ker
(ĕs′kər) A long, narrow ridge of coarse sand and gravel deposited by a stream flowing in or under a melting sheet of glacial ice.
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| Noun | 1. | esker - (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation |
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