drumlin
noun/ˈdrʌmlɪn/
Frequency rank: #19,851 most common English word
Meaning
A smooth, elongated hill formed by glacial ice moving over deposited sediment.
Example sentence
The geologist pointed out that the hill we were standing on was actually drumlin shaped by glacial movement thousands of years ago.
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